WORD POWER
“Words
could kill
if not
immediately
After they
seep into conscience
Absorbed,
soaked and digested
To corrode
and infest the system”,
She
complained in utter misery.
To which in
return she was asked,
“So why not
understand reality?
Why seek
out meanings?
He himself
might not have realised
What flowed
out of his mouth.
It normally
is habit or nature
That
contaminates and dictates the flow.”
“More like
a scream of varied emotion
Sans sense
or intelligence.”
Can a dog
meow like a cat?
Or cats
bark like dogs?
Or would a
human willingly
Disgrace
his breeding and
Humiliate
his parents in doing so?
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"
Nangi cannot do anything
She only
does kakki" said Dilan having
observed
his new sister for a few days.
"She
does not even pee, for
She does
not have a peewee!!"
He
explained to amused adults
In his
sweet ignorance.
Did you
know the difference little Seya?
That boys
were not the same as girls?
You would
have watched your brother
Making
water, without much thought
For your
mind would not have known
What to
hide and what not to.
Mama had
not warned you,
Not to let
anyone touch you there
For you
were just a little toddler
A trusting
little bud, just a few years
Out of her
womb seeking yet to
snatch an
occasional suckle at her nipple.
You would
not have understood the pain
or the
reason for the unbearable hurt
When
ripped, crushed and trampled on.
Did they
gag you little girl? For
No one had
heard your screams
giving
voice to the agony inflicted
Though your
eyes would have
recognised
and registered.
You would
not have even felt the relief
When
ultimately the convulsions ended
Your
jiggered breath suddenly ceased to be.
VICTIMIZATION
‘But I said
"NO" she sobbed
indignant
and hurt
'verbally,
yes',
yet her
physique and expression
communicated
a different story'.
'A No is a
No,' he had no right
to
victimize her person
a
punishable offence
a crime
against women
did he not
have a mother?
a sister
maybe?
'Would they
have checked her
They would
have realized her
she had
been responsive,
proving a
traitor, betraying
refuting
her refusal.
A ready
participant, an accomplice
to the
deed' he said
With a
slight smirk on his lips.
'How dare
he! How dare he!! How dare he!!!
She
screamed, deeply hurt
by the
insult on injury.
'A wild
cat' mused the constable
taking
notes, yet formality
required
inquiry, though
there be no
“evidence”
hence there
was no option
'Let
Justice Prevail!'
Dr. Kamani Jayasekera teaches in the Department of Western
Classical Culture at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. She has to her name
7 poetry collections and 5 short story collections, in English. As an academic
writer, she has also published 9 books introducing the classics of the Western
world in Sinhala. Her contribution in English to this field is on Classical
Greek Drama. She has published 3 books on the subject. The next, 'Classical
Greek Tragedies on Sri Lankan Stage' is under publication. Prof. Dr. Kamani
Jayasekhara is the recipient of the prestigious State Literary Award and
Godage Literary Award several times for her writing along with Gold Medals from
the University of Kelaniya. In 2018, she was honoured with the Godage Award for
her lifetime contribution to English literature. She lives a quiet life with
her husband (having lost her dog Komali recently) in a country house ove
looking a paddy field and has a crowd of crows and birds as her friends.
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