IT’S A MAN’S WORLD To The End of The End!
I am a woman. Simply.
To look at me is a sin — I must be veiled.
To hear my voice is a temptation that must be hushed.
For me to think is a crime so I must not be schooled.
I am to bear it alland die quietly, without complaint.
Only then can I be admitted to the court of God
where I must repose naked on a marble cloud
feed virtuous men succulent grapes pour them wine from golden vats
and murmur songs of love…
Photo: Sholeh Wolpe on the right
ABF, for the promotion of human rights and democracy in Iran
2 comments:
"Only then can I be admitted to the court of God"
This is so sad to read ...
that is not the God that I know, I hope Iranian women will come to see that God is kinder, gentler & inclusive creator...what is happening to Muslim women in Middle East, does not even happen in the animal world!
I think she is not talking about God here. This is a tongue-in-cheek poem. This is about a "God" and a "Heaven" created by men.
Not all men, of course, but the ones she seems to be addressing in the poem.
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