Laraib Fatima

Whispers of the Pleasure District: A Tale of Lahore’s After-Dark Secrets

Will this torment and anguish never finds an end?

Another dream turning into nightmare

Another white Lilith being blemished

Screams of pain echoing through the night air

Grunts of satisfaction and muffled cries

Dignity stripped, crushed spirits, used bodies

Raised fingers, lowered heads, zipped mouth

Wrecked souls.

Surrounded by murmurs are them others

From elites, from men, from women

This, the story of every other woman there, not just hers

When a tragedy unfolds, will this unveil?