My Beautiful Scars – Stop Acid Attacks!!

Many months back when I was randomly strolling on Facebook, I came across a page named “Stop Acid Attack”. It didn’t take a second thought to like that page. These were all young pretty girls, acid attack survivors, scarred by some devious monsters, trying to start a mission to stand up again. I felt a connection, a connection of care and respect. Their every post was inspiring and motivating. Very soon, I got to know that they are starting a restaurant in Agra named “Sheroes Hangout”. These are the sheroes (they don’t need heroes) who survived the most painful experience one can have but still faced it with courage. I have never met them or even talked to them, but still, they feel like sisters. A poem dedicated to their life and struggle…

A beautiful Princess, an innocent soul…
Full of life, was my mother’s doll…
Mind full of dreams, not ready to fall…
Never knew just one day is going to change it all…

My fairytale had a devil so cruel…
A psychopath, dangerous, evil fool…
For a stupid reason that he didn’t take so well…
His anger opened the gates of hell…

One moment, it felt like water lukewarm…
Another moment, it felt like a torturous storm…
The scars I got are difficult to hide…
Many are on the skin, so many deep inside…

Then came the time, when I was afraid of everything…
People and the mirror, all stares sting…
Trapped inside, wishing time to go back…
Praying to god, somehow undo the attack…

What was my mistake, why I have to endure so much pain???
Why everything hurts, the wind and the rain…
Even the mirror was not ready to recognize my face…
My confidence and self-esteem were lost in space…

But then I realized, why should I hide in a box…
I am not supposed to stay behind the locks…
Why stare at the earth, when I can touch the stars…
Now I am going to embrace, my beautiful scars…

Yes, now I look different, not regular anymore…
But somewhere deep inside, this lioness wants to roar…
I can’t let a criminal’s deeds stop me from standing…
My flight deserves a take-off, not the landing…

Now, I am going to fly, I am going to stand…
I am not going to be scared anymore, will make my life grand…
I won’t bother the stares, won’t bother the taunts…
I will fight and win over, everything that haunts…

And I am sure, I don’t have to do it all alone…
There will be people who will care, some new, some known…
I am going to hold their hands and glue my life back…
With their love and support, will fill every crack…

The shadow on the mirror is the girl I adore…
Because she dared to touch the sky, after falling hard on the floor…
I know that I can touch the stars…
Because now, I love my beautiful scars…

If you ever visit Agra, please visit “Sheroes Hangout” and support the cause “Stop Acid Attack”.
Sheroes Hangout Facebook Page