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ACID ATTACKS ON WOMEN & GIRLS - A LIVING DEATH OF PAIN & SUFFERING

 

Victims of acid attacks - Bangladesh

Victims of acid attacks - Bangladesh

(c) Ulrik Jantzen | image 9 of 21

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ACID ATTACK SURVIVOR - POEM

 

I was a joyful little girl in Bangladesh,

Playing, good in school, happy with family.

 

When in my late teens, a man wanted me to wed.

My family was interested; I was not.

 

I continued to resist. He was angry.

He said if he could not have me, no one would

 

One night, when I was sleeping, he entered the window.

I jumped up when I heard the noise. Then, the horror began...

 

He sprayed acid in my face, and I screamed in terror.

The pain was excruciating. It was a living death.

 

My parents rushed me to the hospital.

I stayed for many days, fighting for my life, my sight.

 

When they gave me a mirror, I was horrified, in shock.

The girl I used to be had become a disfigured monster.

 

The pain and surgeries continued.

My tears only increased the suffering.

 

No one wanted to look at me. I hid.

I felt my life was over, my spirit destroyed.

 

My attacker goes free. I tried to testify. I gave up.

Many others like him, use acid in revenge, anger.

 

Then, a Foundation gave me hope. I met other victims.

I was trained for work. I slowly moved forward.

 

Though I am grotesque, so ugly and disfigured.

I have an inner beauty that I hope can show.

 

I am a survivor of an acid attack.

A nightmare that changed my life forever.

 

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