Mother

By Dan Husain

Have you ever guzzled
the last drop of alcohol
and raped your mother?

This is what we do
when we read
the morning news
about a woman’s rape
and sip our tea
leisurely.

© 2006 Dan Husain

This is a guest post by Dan Husain, dastango, writer, poet and actor of Peepli Live and Dhobi Ghat fame. This is his contribution to the Men Say No Blogathon, as part of 16 days of activism against gender violence. This poem was earlier published on Caferati as well as Kafila.