Gang Rape
She was 18—
returning home from a wedding,
her delicate body exhausted from dancing
and laughing, unaware of the endless night ahead.
Flood Is on the Way
The thunder threatens,
rapes the women who live this war.
More Parliamentary Greed
I remembered the barefoot children in the street, the girls and women who beg from morning to night, and the poor men carrying loads on their backs so they can bring home a loaf of bread to their children.
Anxiety Builds as Votes Are Counted
People are scared about what will happen when the results are announced in July.
Who Is This Moon?
Who is this Star
Who occupies my night’s dreams,
Who seizes my day’s mind,
Who is part of every aspect of my life?
Mother
Although the moon vanishes during the day,
You will always be there.
Who Can Win? What the Campaign Slogans Don’t Say
The people championing these candidates are former warlord commanders and drug smugglers and criminals.
I Know a Woman
I know a woman
Who is not allowed to go to school.
She lives as a prisoner
Because once,
she appeared immodest.
Bird
Unfold your wings.
Break the chains
Make fast your steps,
and be firm in your will.