Dress Code
feminine spirit
from brutality ashes~
arise and ascend
beyond cruelty
no much tall mountains
Written: November 04, 2022
This Tanka is written in memory of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in moral police detention after being suspected of violating the dress code triguering weeks of protest in Iran.
Written: November 04, 2022
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