Poem - AWAKENING DREAM

It was so real

 Her screams, her shouts The men, the mob

My chats, my calls

Their slaps, their smacks

  

Every moment I remember fresh

Every talk I recall precise

 Every scream I hear exact

Every move I see clear

Real, not just did it seem But real did it feel

Though not really was it real!!

She was harmed

And held were we But held by what?

Nobody knows what

Look did we, but just it, did we 

Pity did we, but just it, did we

Pained was she, though had it to be we 

Sole was she, though had it not to be 

Scream did she, stare did we

Cry did she, listen did we 

Hit did they, look did we

How could I? How could you? How could we?

If was she your sister

 If was she your mother                        

If was she your friend

If was she your girl

Would we have stayed back the same?

Though a disturbing dream

Yet a very questioning one

Only wondering how even in dreams

Did the crowd stay passive

Keeping the real reality of today's apart!!

    - Nileena Thomas