A Children's Poem – Delhi Poetry Slam

A Children's Poem

By Avery Banerjee

A is for Alan washed up on the shore. 

B is for Bashir displaced by the war.

C is for Cara strangled by her nanny.

D is for Daemon beaten by his granny.

E is for Elise raped and killed.

F is for Fareen with her lady bits sealed.

G is for Garima dumped in a bin.

H is for Henry assaulted by his kin.

I is for Igor who froze to death.

J is for Jamal forced into meth.

K is for Kenny who was shot at school.

L is for Leonard, drowned in a pool.

M is for Mamoon who died of starvation.

N is for Naina killed by plastic suffocation.

O is for Olga bullied by her peers.

P is for Pearl pushed down the stairs.

Q is for Qadr blown away by a bomb.

R is for Riya - missing and gone.

S is for Sara run over by police.

T is for Tia sacrificed for peace.

U is for Uriel who was never vaccinated. 

V is for Velma, kidnapped and asphyxiated.

W is for Winona killed by malaria.

X is for Xavier who died of diarrhoea.

Y is for Yosef thrashed by their teacher.

Z is for Zach, killed for “looking queer”.


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