4 Haikus

"سوله" "صلح" (for peace)

I.

I was a lawyer,

fighting for the rights of women,

Now I hear silence.

II.

I was promoting,

freedom through education.

Now I hear crying.

III.

We are refugees,

forgotten women of war,

you said you would help.

IV.

Waiting in exile,

now we hear your empty words,

my fate in your hands.

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