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A bud falls before it blooms

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An innocent girl, six years old
Wears short dresses
"Intoxicates" a man,
"Influences" his nerves and senses
Oh, look at the irony of the "excuses"

That our society has created
The wild monster overcomes its hunger
Through the pulp of a tiny creature
The attacks that the giant makes
Obviously the little one fails to defend
And again before its beginning
The story of a life ends...
The eyes of the tiny corpse
Which once used to sparkle and glow
Now stiffly questions the society
Was it her mistake
To be born as a girl child
Or are men granted the right to brutality?
The nascent flower is crushed
Before it flourishes, it is plucked
The young life is lost in the lust
Covered with all the scars and wounds
And again a bud fell before it bloomed
And again a bud fell before it bloomed


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Medha is an undergraduate student of Business Administration at Nepal Commerce Campus in Minbhawan, Kathmandu.

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