Saturday, September 24, 2022

The Martyrdom of Mahsa Amini

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL JUSTICE


The Martyrdom of Mahsa Amini

 

Mahsa Amini was arrested in Tehran

By the Iranian morality police

On the charge of not covering her head

To the satisfaction of her oppressors

 

Mahsa Amini died that day

The authorities said she fell ill

Her family said there was no illness

The authorities said it was a heart attack

The family says she was healthy

The authorities say it is unfortunate

Her family says it is a crime against humanity

It is a crime against all women

It is a crime against the women of Iran

And the brave women of Iran agree

 

The people of Iran have taken to the streets

Risking their lives in protest

Five brave souls have fallen

Yet the morality police march on

 

It is not the first time

It will not be the last

But this time as every time

Iran displays its brutality

It becomes weaker

 

Mahsa Amini is a martyr

She did not want to be

May her family take comfort in

Knowing she will win in the end

No matter how long it takes

No matter how many suffer

And her name will outlive them all

 

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