Muslim Woman in a Mans World

Muslim Woman in a Mans World, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

she begs
while they pray
her words
they wont
hear anyway
muslim male
dominated society
mullah powered
fatwa generated
fire and brimstone
a woman has no say
born in a cradle
to her grave
she will go
by the way
triple talaq
a sword hanging
on her head
either way
they slay
a mother
a sister
a daughter
an aunt
she is a woman
you dont
need to repay
a toy
made of
blood
sinews
a bit of clay
her world stark
black and white
no shades of gray

dedicated to fred miller the pune essence