i am afraid

i am afraid to travel alone . in a bus .
in day light . in a town . in kerala.
any one could stand up and say
i picked his pocket.
no one would hear me.
they would start beating me.
if a police man is in the crowd
i might be laid on a bench
and hit on my vital parts.

i am afraid to travel alone .
i will not be allowed to talk
no one would help me.
no one would stand for reason.
every one would enjoy my plight.
i  might be killed.

i am afraid to travel .
i might be killed.
and nothing would happen to my killers.
they would say i looked like a thief.
they would say i moved suspiciously.
they would say i didnt look a like a person
who owned the cash i carried on my person.

i am afraid to travel  .
i might be killed.
and the society would forget and forgive.
they would say it was my fate.
they would say it was accidental .
they might say it is sad but a warning.
they might make me a martyr .
but nothing would ever change.

i am afraid
you could be killed
any one could be killed
just for no rhyme or reason
becoz not a soul cares
not a man dares
no one  airs any views any more.