Metamorphosis
...Metamorphosis
I woke up this morning
With a feeling of dread;
I felt I was a-borning,
Where I'd be better if dead!
I woke up to religion,
My brother was some other,
I belonged to a region,...
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Categories:
burkha, allegory, dark, emotions, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Let Me Live My Life
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I'm a girl
But i'm the princess of this society
Just after birth i was crowned
The crown of their pride & dignity
Like any Royal princess
I have also many encumbrance
Which are set on...
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Categories:
burkha, anger, angst, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
Afghan Journey
...I want to wear a djellabas.
Blackness engulfing me in its tentlike refuge
veiled in gauze.
Or a burkha of blue with a screen
over my face to hide
my eyes.
I want to wear rope sandals
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Categories:
burkha, adventure, peace, places,
Form: Free verse