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Screaming Blue Purdah

Sara L Russell 5/12/2015

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How can birds sing, if taken from the meadow?

Cloistered away in silent fear

envious of the boundless skies

Even her wings are held earthbound

defenceless is she, and silent as the grave.

 

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What sun may rise for she who walks in shadow,

the blackness that makes her disappear

hidden away from prying eyes

Too fearful to make the smallest sound

accepting of pain, and living as a slave.

 

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sara-l-russell
English
Published
Dec 5, 2015
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Tags
#darkness#women#veil#hijab#purdah#burka
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