I Should Have Listened

I am lying here Maa, everything is wet

I thought it was raining but the colour is red

Like the bus you lovingly bought me for my birthday

The one I threw, because I wanted a doll instead

It broke into pieces Maa and everything shook

Little like my body now, broken from head to foot

You were angry, you told me I never listen

I should have listened Maa, then I wouldn’t be here

Its getting dark Maa, I am feeling lost

I told them to take me to you, but they didn’t care

I called out to you Maa, hoping you would come

Then I would tell you things, things I never share

I love you Maa, you are my world  

I love the way you kiss my head when I pretend to sleep

I love to wear your clothes just to get your smell

I am feeling scared Maa, all I want to do is weep

But you taught be to be brave Maa, so I wouldn’t cry

Even though I know death is beginning to creep

You told me to not go alone Maa, yet I didn’t listen  

Is that why I am hurting Maa? Because I made you upset?

You told me God will punish me, but I paid no heed

Is that why godmen are after me to get?

I will listen to you always Maa please make the pain stop

I promise, this time I will not forget

They say its too late Maa, that I am now dead

They say I have been raped Maa, proof there is ample

I told them not to hurt me Maa, I begged them to let me go

But they never listened Maa, every body wanted to sample

Now the authorities are not listening to you and questioning your race

Tell them it’s important they listen to you Maa, show them my example.