When I first read the dictionary, I thought it was a long poem about everything.
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| — | Steven Wright (via berfrois) |
You won’t allow me to go to school.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:
One day you will be sick.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:
One day you will be sick.
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— Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their feelings about love (considered blasphemous), and their doubts about religion. (via clavicola) |
