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Love is like
a cigarette:
temporary,
but worthless
if kept
unlit.
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
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Hijab
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
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And if you think I'm oppressed,
covering my hair with a silken headdress-

And if you think I'm forced,
beaten, to lengthen my sleeves and elongate my shorts-

And if you think I'm afraid,
cowering under the protection of black linen shade-

You 'most certainly take note of the society's improprieties,
that the abaya I wear is thrusted upon me,
that the niqab my sisters practice is only for he;

No. My hijab is my personality, my promise to honour my femininity,
to never allow anyone, any man, to use me;
I am a woman, a human, a feminist:
no man will control me.
just a setting-straight. or at least I think it is.
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
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hangman II
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
a
The noose is brittle but strong, warmed by the heat of the day,
ready to be hoisted upon your neck, and hail all those troubles away.
Yet speak a few words and that won't be done, but be careful as you talk,
for the hangman arrives to take your words the
moment you utter the one that’s wrong.
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
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lead
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
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let me lead you
to your glory
and fight off the dragons
blocking your path
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
May
Sparrows
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
May
As I made my way to school,
I saw two sparrows,
Dancing through hedges,
Wheeling round gardens.

They chased each other,
Taking turns to flee,
And their calls frantic,
But to human ears soothing.

And when one grew tired,
Both would rest,
Still eyes on each other,
Still calling.

And when one gained courage,
A little closer they'd get,
Still thoughts on: What next?
Still hopeful.

For fleeting moments,
That lasted for the longest times,
They stopped and stood in silence,
Content with just the company,
Of one another.
 May 2015 Prudence Jane
AJ
I wanted to kiss Death one Monday afternoon,
but Death had moved his face away from mine,
instead putting his chapped lips to my ear and whispered,
"my girl, you are too beautiful and too loved, you have too much to offer for something as dark and as lonely to kiss you.
so my girl, I will give you Life instead, and you will take her hands in yours, allowing yourself to be the strong girl I know you can be.
and when it's your time,
I will let you kiss me,
but my girl,
that time is not now."
Death had vanished from my view,
and was replaced with the wonderful mystery of Life.
I took her hands in mine,
filled with the desire that maybe I did have something to offer.
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