Beautiful Poem on Hijab

Beautiful Poem on Hijab from the scarfhead you glanced at
uneasily as you went past in the street today
as you pretended to take aim and fire
as you scornfully called out go back to iran or
wherever
how old this is getting
i'd rather write about the sky



response #1: go with your gut, girl
i wear this for fun, actually.
it's a scarf. deal with it.
response #2: politics and the fine art of the reactionary
no, i'm not oppressed -
ot a soldier of wrath - no, i'm not
patriarchy's last victim -
no, i do have rights -
i'm not a fundamentali -
hey. Hey! I'm talking to you -
response #3: the appeal to intellect through reason
I want someday
to manage the word God in a poem
without committing travesty
response #4: it's ironic
how what covers my hair
slows traffic
scares boys
stops ultraviolet rays
starts riots
keeps my ears warm in winter.
source :http://islamic-world.net/sister/poem.htm
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