We are human
The same
I don’t know
How your violence came
We’re the same
In body structure
One God
Two beautiful eyes
With arching brows
Our two hard working hands
Together with our two strong legs
But how this difference?
Where did your violence start?
Why do you want to kill me inside?
Why do you treat me like an animal?
Why do you not give me value?
Why, why, why
If we are both from
The same earth
Both of us human
Nothing can isolate me from you
Please think deeply
Stop this violence against me!
We are as sisters
And brothers
When you kill
Beat
Blame me
You do not increase your worth
But decrease your prize
I will become a ghost in your dream
You will never see happy days
Never enjoy your life
Your life falling
Mine in heaven
You killed me
I was without sins
We are both human
Let’s be kind
With each other
By S Anonymous
Photo: Eric Kanalstein / UNAMA
S — You have written a beautiful poem that asks simple questions that reach into the heart of the problem — how did this violence toward women begin? Your simple answer to cure this in your last stanza “Let’s be kind” is perfect. Such an easy answer — if only everyone in the world would hear this and understand. Thank you for your words of wisdom and insight. Love and best wishes, Nancy
Beautiful Poem, S.
I love these lines:
When you kill
Beat
Blame me
You do not increase your worth
But decrease your prize
This is brilliant insight and an idea that applies to so much trauma in the world.
This is a very cogent Ndola moving work.
Dear S,
I thought that you wrote an extremely descriptive poem about the hurdles that women face in Afghanistan. In fact, prejudice and injustice to women is a persisting global problem, and you motivated people well to fight for justice and morality. With just a handful of words, you were able to uncover the actual perspectives of women who desire to be equal with men. After all, as you described, both men and women are supposed to be equal. One gender should not take advantage of another gender, otherwise there would not be a perfect balance of peace. I was able to vividly capture how women were and still are suffering from gender inequality and violence. You clearly describe the consequences of men who mistreat women with highly meaningful words in your poem. Furthermore, in your poem, you ask questions to the men who illtreat you and other women in Afghanistan, and I personally think that the extent of rhetoric in this poem is really good. I really think your poem successfully gets a strong leverage on the audience’s attention and forces people to reflect on the current world and also how to possibly resolve the current tensions within the world, especially with gender equality and violence.
This is a very powerful and educative poem, This is the same story in my country South Sudan.
Cheers to the writer.