A little girl holding a teddy bear.
Innocence radiating from her eyes.
What becomes of her? This child.
Sold into modern day slavery, by her own family in need of money!
Her mother, her father, who gave her life.
Her freedom, her soul, are now just property!
Soon her innocence disappears, her eyes grow dark.
Turning tricks for the highest bidder, hoping to live till tomorrow.
But honestly, she wishes she was dead.
Because death would be a better existence, than her own existence.
However, she has no way out. Her body, just property!
What of the faces, this human trafficking.
Who profits at the expense of others.
Destroying lives, a dollar at a time.
Yet, the little girl holding the bear, long forgotten to the world.
Until, another little girl, innocent, holding a teddy bear, is sold.
Just property!
What of the faces?
They enter a world which is very different from theirs where they have newer sisters who are not biologically connected to them but do share a common condition. They live where they have to listen to orders and not have the little of the freedom they enjoyed in their homes. They come in here hoping to support their family, contributing the little they could. The promises would usually be of jobs in the town, and for a sinking family in a village, it would be a blessing in disguise. Later they realize that the home away from home is not really what they assumed it to be. The woman is treated like a mere object of pleasure and her agonies lie stacked up in her. She is no more the blossoming flower but tainted and withered and silence is now her strength for no one will want to listen to her cries. It is time women are heard for silence has never won rights.
This has really brought in the feel you wanted to, Megha. Trafficking is one of the alarming issues in our country. Meat market, as they term it, considers woman as an entity of pleasure. It is time we consider it 'our' problem rather than 'their' problem.
ReplyDeletetrafficking has faces like kidnapping, neo slavery, saddism and prostitution. It is one of the most henious crimes in the world and it cannot be stopped untill the bureaucrats are educated or are willing to be educated or trafficked
ReplyDeletei agree with hari..education cannot change a man..he wil still be that cruel..
ReplyDeletewomen are treated as commodities everywhere ..in advertising, media..its reaally sad and makes you think!!
gud writing meggzz :)
Nicely Put.. Issues like these need to be brought to the forefront.
ReplyDeletemegz..luvly way to put it...as compared to the 'omg look wts happenin!too bad!' write-ups...it kills to know tht there's always sum1 jz lik me n u..goin thru dis trauma evryday...
ReplyDeleteIt bodes well that we realise the plight of women, and little girls being trafficked. It is a positive sign that we are not ignorant to their plight. It is a good thing that our conscience wakes up and we feel the need to do something to help them.
ReplyDeleteBut I always wonder - how do we rid the world of such evils when we ourselves are the perpetrators? Don't we simply switch off and forget the next moment?
I think we, and others like us, need to be better motivated to do something to help.
Unfortunately everyone's apathy, including my own, is the biggest factor in evil's continuation.
thanks everyone :)
ReplyDeleteits been wundafully....beautifully put in words sopdaa...!!!..tugs ryt at d heart stringss...!!!
ReplyDeletesuch issues should get more coverage in the media.(rather than wedding ceremonies of celebrities, or fashion trends followed by cricketers etc)......media persons and journos should find a more creative way to present these stories in a manner that really makes us want to do something about it.....the "in your face" docu style has not been very effective i guess.....madhur Bhandarkar's Chandini bar was a good attempt in this regard...
ReplyDeleteVimal coming all this from you, i assume you also will take up one of these issues in oyur upcoming films :)
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