Read a beautiful poem published on AkkarBakkar about the thoughts of a female foetus terrified to step into this world. She begs her mom at different stages of her development to kill her in the womb.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want Dad to hate me.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want uncles to touch me.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be denied of school.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want my childhood to be ripped to shreds.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want people to mock at my dark skin.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to spread my ‘impurity’.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to hear Romeos commenting on my curves.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to shame you by falling in love.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be punished for my dress.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be taught a lesson for walking alone in the night.
Dear Mom,Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want acid on my face for telling No.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be burnt alive for choosing a guy over Family Name.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be a burden.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be my husband’s punching bag.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be killed for my in-law’s greed.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be an outcast for walking out of my abusive marriage.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be dressed in white for the rest of my life.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be humiliated for not bearing a child.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to choose family over me Every Single Time.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to sleep with my eyes open all my life.
Dear Mom,Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be a Girl.
Coz, I don’t want to step into this prejudiced world.
Coz, if this is life,
I choose death.
Dear Mom,
Please. Kill. Me.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want Dad to hate me.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want uncles to touch me.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be denied of school.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want my childhood to be ripped to shreds.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want people to mock at my dark skin.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to spread my ‘impurity’.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to hear Romeos commenting on my curves.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to shame you by falling in love.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be punished for my dress.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be taught a lesson for walking alone in the night.
Dear Mom,Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want acid on my face for telling No.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be burnt alive for choosing a guy over Family Name.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be a burden.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be my husband’s punching bag.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be killed for my in-law’s greed.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be an outcast for walking out of my abusive marriage.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be dressed in white for the rest of my life.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be humiliated for not bearing a child.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to choose family over me Every Single Time.
Dear Mom,
Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to sleep with my eyes open all my life.
Dear Mom,Please kill me.
Coz, I don’t want to be a Girl.
Coz, I don’t want to step into this prejudiced world.
Coz, if this is life,
I choose death.
Dear Mom,
Please. Kill. Me.
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