Poem by Kritika Singh Bisen // Photograph by Stefania Papagni
Poem by Kritika Singh Bisen // Photograph by Stefania Papagni
CONTENT WARNING: Explicit content, mention of rape
Because books are man’s best friend
And diamonds are women’s
Our pussies, meant to be grabbed
And their dicks meant to be sucked; by us
A diamond shining on the ring of woman’s hand
Slides gently down the leg of her velvet skirt
Her skirts sits knee-length because she is a modern woman
But also because mini skirts make women whores
A shorter skirt Oh! She is asking for it
While boxer shorts make men trendsetters
Because men are the intelligent ones you know
Who deserves books?
Who is free to pull their penis out to pee
On one of those walls
While women who share images of their breasts
Are banned on Instagram
Because peeing in public
Is more important than breast cancer awareness
A girl on Instagram has 10K followers
Obviously, it’s given because she is a girl
A popular person followed her?
Obviously, she is hot af!
While men work hard to build the content
For 1K followers
Oh! The struggles of intelligent people
Because men are the intelligent ones you know
Two bleeding wounds on a woman’s hand
Such a little price she pays to get that diamond
While the men work their asses off
Doing jobs women aren’t allowed to
To get her a diamond
Of course,
They are the intelligent ones
Bread earners
Studying day and night
While a woman should just have a pretty face
To take all that her husband holds
Oh! Wait she is not just a sex machine
Where do you think all the kids come from?
A girl? And her birth?
Let’s punish the woman for carrying such eggs
Man’s sperm has nothing to do with this
Because surely, men are the intelligent ones?
A few years ago,
I received a beautiful text
Saying
“A beautiful woman doesn’t have to study hard and work all day to earn the luxurious life because there is a passionate man already doing it for her.”
What a thoughtful message
I’d decided
They shame sex workers
But they keep at least one in their own mansion
Legally with a government approval,
Parent’s approval
And with the blessings of all the relatives
And pundits
Because they are the intelligent ones you know.
They can’t rape their wives
What? Rape wives?
If a woman is married she has already consented
For sex, whenever her husband asks for it
didn’t she say “I do.”
What does a lady do for her best friend?
Such a small game
Can’t you see?
A woman, just being a woman gets her all the diamonds
Because men are the intelligent ones, you know.
Horny, dear saintly men
They don’t abuse girls
It’s how they bless her
Abuse? Who? Men?
Impossible.
She was lingering around
With her tits showing
Asking the men
To grab her
Men can never be wrong
If, the girl is raped
She has the right to feel ashamed
Brilliant. Marry the rapist
Get all the honour
He can never do you wrong
Because men are the intelligent ones, you know.
Intelligent ones who most definitely own books,
yes, we all know.
