An Afghan woman speaks for all women in poetry

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Victim of Male Domination

I am an Afghan woman, a victim of male domination I am a woman, a survivor in flames of segregation My voice is choked down in my throat My thoughts are frozen, disabled to tell the truth Rejected in my society, forced to stay home; I cannot draw, sing a song or write a poem My skills are killed by males’ cruelty My wings are broken; I can’t fly in this authority There is no hope; I must bury my dreams in my heart Walking in the dark with closed eyes is hard When the evils of time forcefully burn my aspiration I am an Afghan woman, a victim of male domination I am a woman, a survivor in flames of segregation Shafiqa

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