Burka Poems

Anguish And Admonitions Of Eve

...No! you weren’t born
to be beaten
raped
chained to a life  bloodstained  ingrained with pain
wordless  worthless  voiceless  choiceless  

No! you can’t live
being beaten
raped
chained to a ...

The Siren of Tennessee

...On my farm, my daughter Zoe grew strong
She became a beauty, like a happy country song.
She didn't smoke or drink, had lots of fresh air
But an exorcist once took a look, told me to beware

Down...

Burka

...BURKA
Being housed daily in a cage of cloth
Heavy and burdensome I yearn to be free
As a person in a straitjacket I scream
My yoke is colored black 
It is hot inside my burka yet there are voice...

Con Fusion

...The Wailing Wall is standing tall
So men may bang their head and bawl
But burka girls
Must hide their curls
So no one can see their tears fall...

Oracle of the High-Five Justices

...Buy your full-body burka now 
Made in Texas to fit a cow
The colour is black
It fits like a sack
So you'll feel as free as a sow!...

2022

...Welcome to 2022!
"Freedom of Choice" has passed to you!
Burka or bikini?
Rice bowl or hot weenie?
Yet prayers won't make your dreams come true . . . ....

Veil In Qur'An Sonnet

...Dear Reader, 
I have studied the Qur'an and it says in 24:31 "And they should wear veils over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments openly", family or relatives being the exception to the ru...

Perspectives of Stones

...he throws pebbles into the ocean

rings of suspense skim the surface

concentric waves ripple the storm

inside him that nags at his peace


his friend bites into a plum

and cracks a toot...

Falluja

...Falluja

Who can forget this place?
When the American moved in, they shot 
anything that moved,
families at the dinner table and women
hanging up washing.
A badly wounded enemy, “a soldier”, w...

Face Masks, Face Veils: Same Thing

...https://youtu.be/c1gNm21YzfI


When last I visited India almost a decade ago
I recall riding on my brother's scooter 
as he drove me around town,
And I saw fully veiled Muslim women
half their...

And Now For Something Completely Different

...In Kelly Clarkson’s latest video,
she sings a lovely song as groups of
assorted people “show” themselves
like happy burka wearers.
In one scene, two lovers
come together for
a tender kiss -
li...

If You Pull a Long Face - Part Xxix

...IF YOU PULL A LONG FACE : Part XXIX

IF you pull a long pained face
The kind poets affect and gladly display
Throughout the ages with their lonely-heart feelings in lyrical grace
You might en...

If You Pull a Long Face - Part Xviii

...IF YOU PULL A LONG FACE : Part XVIII

IF you pull a long dopey face
The least one can in this case say
You don't belong to the eskimo race
Who lament the sun sunk in iced bay

Now if you pu...

If You Pull a Long Face - Part V

...IF YOU PULL A LONG FACE - Part V

IF you pull a long face
Especially on Christmas Day
You might put out-of-place
Your face on every other day

If you keep pulling a long face
No matter wha...

I Want To Plant a Seed of Poesy

...I Want to Plant a Seed of Poesy 

By Purushottam Dhakal

I want to write a poem
Every time
As people happen to die at road side
For lack of filling the stomach.
People are compelled to live a...

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