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المساهمات : 118 تاريخ التسجيل : 23/05/2013 الموقع : khadijaaamari.yoo7.com
| موضوع: I Taught you by khadija AAMARI الإثنين ديسمبر 16, 2013 11:39 pm | |
| [img] [/img] Khadija Aamari This is the second poem by Khadija to be published in this series. The literary depth is astounding for a poem written originally in a second language. Her analogies to the story of the first sin, as told in both the Koranic and Biblical accounts, give this poem a host of meanings. When she first showed it to me, I first corrected the grammar and spelling, and then wrote 500 words interpreting the poem as an unitiated reader! Not only does she echo the fall and curse of man, but she ends her poem - intentionally or unintentionally - twisting the Noahic blessing into a curse. This poem gives me the heebie-jeebies.
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I taught you the secrets of women And I sat you in the seat of command For you will be president of an empire of women And you will love to die a martyr
But you didn’t succeed Because you were a tyrant And the world wept because of you A sad story For you I made black flowers My tears changed to thorns They don’t water anyone Because they are poison It kills me slowly, slowly It hurts me, without sympathy I don’t know what I did But I know I erred When I taught you the secrets of women When I gave you the key to command women When I planned for you the future
To Indian music Snakes were dancing And you changed me to a snake Didn’t dance, or sing, or talk But dreamt Of becoming a beautiful flower Growing in fields scorched By you But I won’t complain Because I know My God is Just And one day I will take my right And you will be a worthless snake Without power Or poison And you will die under My shoes Because of your injustice I will show you day stars And night sun I will show you cold in summer And heat in winter
By: AAMARI KHAdija | |
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