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DO YOU HEAR HER WORDS?
Faheem Hasan Shahed

I assert myself as a powerful human
triumphantly existing in my own way
with nobility and gallantry,
righteousness and dignity,
graciousness and tranquility,
decency and wisdom,
self-respect and freedom...
Yet you, the boastful South Asian male, with all your
juvenile egotism,
heartless naïveté
incendiary superstition,
love to term my individuality as
woman-power*!

Aah, why should I care
when I’ve already started flying across
the plush blue sky of endless spirit?
I composed this poem as a small tribute to all South Asian women who, fighting against personal, social, economic and otherwise obstacles, have been inching toward empowerment.
Feelings change values
What is a diamond for you
Is a stone for me

Written by
Faheem Jawaid
he is one of my best friends... :-)
Her long stored tears
Start flowing - so as to make
A bright pearl necklace

Written by
Faheem Jawaid
Ramla Faheem Mar 2019
My face is full of unanswered questions
          My thoughts are deeper than the ocean
                            I am on a verge
           Wondering what life has to offer next in merge
           I am chased by the shadow of melancholy
           Reckoning the purpose of life anxiously
    ( Ramla Faheem)

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