Soldiers Women

Soldiers’ Women On the plateau, a file of women in black, war widows waiting to be given tea, bread and rice from two men in a pick-up truck. The men spoke hoarsely scurrying them on, found their work embarrassing they would rather be back on the mountain fighting. Thought of the women as superfluous, yet they had given birth to boys who fought and daughters who was married to a warrior. The women didn`t look the men in the eyes, spoke softly about the health of grandchildren, they had miles to walk down to the village, till meagre soil and tend to skinny goats.