Himachal Pradesh, India
A pillow is pressed down
upon her face.
She is truly held
in its embrace.
So many stand and watch
The breath draining from her chest.
But they refuse to empathise,
As they know no such oppress.
She screams in the silence,
to no avail.
All those with the power to save,
selfishly fail.
People are so ego-centred it would seem.
Is it because they are too damn scared to intervene?
No. It's because their bank balance
will surely rise.
Even ...