by fathema | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sakina sees through her tears, Sweat trickling down her mother’s temples, As she puts meat on hissing grill, Sakina sees through her tears, Her mother’s submissive slumber Being torched under the dishes, Cooked overnight in large vessels, Sakina sees through her...
by fathema | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Body darkened, drenched and marred, Under the scorching sun and torrential rain, But all pains and groans ploughed and silenced Under the responsibility’s colossal wheel, That keeps rolling whether the time scowls or smiles, And fulfills the fields with crops...
by fathema | Oct 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
My freedom breathes in my choice, Whether to wear headscarf Or keep my hair open, My freedom breathes in my choice, Whether to cover me up Or see me in miniskirt, My freedom breathes in my choice, Whether to celebrate motherhood Or fight in...
by fathema | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Father says, “As long as I am alive, You are secure in my house.” Husband says, “If you cannot adjust, You are free to leave my house.” Son says, “What more do you want? I have given you a lovely room in my house.” But she has also her...
by fathema | Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hark! My friends shout over their fences, That the sky is bright and the wind is light, That we should all go out to fly our kites, But I say that the western sky gathers the menacing clouds, And a squall, I sense will spoil the sport, And let us halt and glide the...
by fathema | Sep 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I did wait for you when you were late, And the night roared with the bulging clouds. I did wait for you when you were late, And the happy- go- lucky night flirted with the stars and the moon. I did wait for you when you were late, And the breezy night appeased the...
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