#FridayFotoFiction
Caged forever
Crowd thronged, lunging for preferred elixir
Music thundered, dancers swaying over each other
He perused, women looking like exotic creatures
They entered, twin made up wonder
He offered, potency in a glass full of colour
They accepted, falling for his allure
Dazzled, world spun in a maze of wonder
Light headed, they made a surrender
He proffered, holding them in light embrace
They leaned, inhaling comfort in his fragrance
Gong sounded, waking them out of deep slumber
Imprisoned, fleeing their cage looked asunder
He smiled, proposing a future of gilt and glamour
Caged forever, burning in a life of clamour.
There are thousands of women who are kidnapped and forced into prostitution the world over. The laws to protect women and such happenstance are full of complicated loopholes and not much is ever done to recover these women. Whats your opinion of sex trafficking and the laws made to protect it?
I am writing daily this month as a part of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. This is my post for day 22.
Linking up with #FridayFotoFiction Week#9 where every week a new photo prompt is given out by Mayuri and Tina which is to be correlated with a 100 word post.
really inspired fiction for the prompt and great way to bring more awareness to this issue.. will try to join in on FridayFiction sometime soon..
Thanks Vidya, I hope to do just that.
Pls do join in the fun at Friday foto fiction – I am loving it…
I hope all those traffickers burn in hell for their crimes.
If only they would. Amen to that Patricia
It is one of the worst faces of human greed…..a tragedy of civilization….a powerful poem depicting the heartlessness of the hunter and the anguish of the ‘caged’ ‘birds’/women….
Yes it’s such a horrific thing that exists in our world , wish we could do away from it…
Aw. I wish to see the day that birds can freely fly.
Amen to that Lux
The horrible ugly truth we don’t want to discuss. Seriously what’s wrong with this world. A poignant take on the prompt.
Yeah Amzee it’s a horrific thing in our world today.
incredible post, how brutally women is being treated & we are helpless .Thanks for weaving it in beautiful poem
Thanks Bushra- happy to hear you liked it
Sex trafficking is so wrong and unfortunately it is happening in many countries including the United States. While something has to be done to stop it, I don’t know the answers. I do know you have a beautiful photo.
I agree Martha. I wish I had a magic wand to wave it away from this world. It’s a horrific reality to be faced with for a woman.
The picture is part of the prompt given for the challenge. ☺
I can’t even imagine the horror the victims have to face… Sometimes betrayed by their own family… Beautifully written shalz.
Yeah Raj, neither can I. It’s a horrific reality.
Wow Shalini. I loved this one. Brings out that caged feeling.
Thanks Lata. Good to know my effort worked. ☺
hey Shalz. you write awesome. Such deep message in some words. Great poem
Thanks so much Geethica- glad to hear the message got across….
Loved it Shalzy 🙂
Thanks Natasha
Am a bit confused with the lines
Gong sounded, waking them out of deep slumber
Imprisoned, fleeing their cage looked asunder
He smiled, proposing a future of gilt and glamour
Who is fleeing the cage? And what is the gong that sounded?
How does the cage look asunder?
Let me try an explain my lines (hope i am able to)
Gong sounded…. They had been drugged n bought back to the hunters den which is now their prison. The gong represents a loud sound / click chimes to denote time moved n it was time to wake them up
Imprisoned….. They realised they were trapped by the man they met kast night who had evidently drugged them n now they didn’t know where they were n how to get out of here- that’s why escape looked asunder/impossible
The den is a cage for the two girls and they want to escape it but can’t for obvious reasons.
I hope this helps Raj – love to hear back from you
Thank you for digging so deep into my lines.
Sad truth and reality of our society. Nice use of the prompt shalz. Liked the poem.
Thanks Deepa. Yrs it’d s very sad n vile facet of our society.
Caged forever indeed. It’s sad.. life may never ever become the same for them once the cage is opened. Hoping such crimes reduce in this world
Yeah Ramya I too wish this horror would stop and women be free as they are meant to be
I hope this cage breaks forever
Yes Manisha, I pray it does too ☺
The picture and your words compliment each other so well. Feel too strongly about this. Wish no woman ever had to undergo any such pain. Ever.
Thanks Divyanshi.. I wish so too!!
wow that is such a nice way to put it. Loved it Shalzy.
Thanks so much Tina!