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Monday, 1 December 2008

Under the Veil (poem written in Iran)

Veil is a part of the Law in the land of Iran;
The Queshm Airport issued
Three big veils of the same size;
One each to my wife and two daughters.
All were all right
Except the younger daughter's;
The clothe was longer than her height
So it was trailing behind.
Her freedom swallowed brown.
My mind was captured with her's
The world seemed covered with the veil.
Veiled bodies moved around young girls
Of Chinese or European colours
As they flew from others for Visa Extension.
Every woman and girl came out under the viel
Concealed their body and head.
Their eyes were free to see
Their mouths were free to talk
But where has gone their body to move?
The movement of physical freedom
Went down under the nuclear veil.
My breathing too went deeper senseless
Till it merged into the windy sands boundless.
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