The grace of a white chador
The cheek of a red miniskirt
one part of me in a sewing class
the other in a forge
the martyr in a state cemetery
the mojahed in a mass grave
one part of me dancing in Qunie
the other discoing in Manhattan
in a basement
filled with purple light
Translated from Farsi by the author and Hans-Christian Oeser
Published in London Magazine September 2008
( Not satisfying anymore! )
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