Asking For It

She should have stayed at home In the kitchen And cooked food for the family But she went out Wearing jeans and a full sleeve top And so fate handed it to her She was asking for it. She should have thought about her family's "dignity" And worn clothes that hid every inch of her skin But she went out With her eyes visible from the burqa And so fate handed it to her She was asking for it. She was screaming and begging for help But the people passing by steered far away Because help would come later in the form of candle marches Until then, society shrugged She was asking for it. She lost her pride, her innocence, her self-respect And got kicked out of the house for acting provocative Her faith in humanity was lost But when she was lying on the hospital bed And bleeding inside herself Newspapers reported- Was she asking for it?