Touch the Sky

Touch the Sky
by batool
19-Nov-2007
 

Blindfoled, hands shackled behind me, I stumble on the ripped hem of my chador. They laugh.

I am dragged by the armpits. My knees bang against each step of the gallows. The crowd cheers, "Death to the prostitute, death to the adulterer."

I've committed no crime. I'm still a virgin.

Rough hands yank off my veil. A gentle breeze kisses my face. The burlap noose is placed around my neck, and tightened.

Yesterday Pedar called me his little dove. Today, I am no longer his daughter, no longer human. My wings are tightly bound inside my black shroud.

I don't expect to touch the blue sky with my two hands again.


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Azarin Sadegh

Very moving

by Azarin Sadegh on

Welcome to Iranian.com!

 

Maybe you are unable to touch the sky with your both hands, but you have definitely touched my hearts with your first post here: Powerful and very moving.

 

Looking forward to reading more of your amazing poetry,

 

Azarin


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Our Mothers, Sisters, and Daughters

by Shae'r (not verified) on

When Justice Was Meted Out ..
The Shortness of Stick Was Obvious ..
...
To Our Mothers ..
Daughters ..
Sisters ..
And all The Women of Iran ..
...
As A Man, ..
I am Embarassed of The Atrocities Towards You ..
The Beatings ..
The Humiliation ..
The "Subjugation" ..
And Finally,
The Very "Breaking" of Your Spirit ..
...
I Ask You My Fellow Men ..
Is Justice Gender-Biased? ..
Is The "Humanity" of A woman Less Than Us? ..
Is the Mother Who Gave Birth to Us Less Than Our Father? ..
Is the Very Essence of Creation and Love to Be Belittled for Her "Physical Weakness"? ..
...
As For Me,
Though I am Just One Person ..
I would like To Bow My Head ..
And Ask For Forgiveness ..
...
A Nation "DOES NOT" Truly Reach Its Full Potential ..
Unless The Very Essence That Gives Life To It Is Raised High ..
A Society does Not Achieve True Greatness ..
Until its Womb Of Creation Is "Exalted" ..
Mankind Will Be "Sub-Human" ..
Without The "Feminine" Spirit Being Fully Manifested ..
...
Love,
Tenderness,
Care,
And Finally,
Life Itself ..
Comes from A "Woman" ..
...
Let's "Honor" It ..


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