À l’heure du tout à l’image et du buzz sans suite, «l’express» souhaite faire découvrir la plume de poètes, de chanteurs, d’écrivains et de tous ceux qui jettent leur âme sur le papier, et qui mettent en mots des réflexions profondes.

Is it my fault

If the world dances

To the whims of my curves?

Is it my fault

If men function

According to the satisfaction of

The triggers that go off in them

At my mere sight?

Is it my fault

If I get groped, or catcalled,

Or whistled at,

Or even raped

Just because my fragrances

Lured the gaze of men to turn into

The beast that inhabits them?

Is it my fault

If I am woman,

Born with the attributes

Needed for life to be sustained?

Is it my fault

Has it ever been

And will it ever be?

Yet, in the minds of the unthinking ones

Sin knows only another name

And that is: me, woman!

Bio

Anoucheka Gangabissoon

A primary school teacher, she writes poetry, short stories and novellas as a hobby. Her writings have been acclaimed at both national and international levels. Her books, «Poèmes sans titres» and «Mauritius caught in a dream», have been published by Petrusmok.