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The Burqa.(Poem)

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| December 01, 2002 | Edgar, Suzanne | COPYRIGHT 2002 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
THE BURQA 
 
   See the burqa woman 
   shackled by a shroud 
   her character blanked out. 
   Woman, know your place 
   a space more cramped 
   than any locked cell 
   for solitary confinement 
   for madness. 
   Your cries are gagged, 
   the gaze of your eyes fenced. 
 
   But your image escapes, 
   speaks of panic in the dark 
   ...

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