Terror Poem by Mariam de Haan

Terror



You see her covered
And back away
Leaving her with her black robe

She could be kind
Be the nicest person on Earth
But you don't see that

She could be smart
Be the modern Einstein
But you don't know that

She could be beautiful
Be the one you've been looking for
But she's covered

To you she is a danger
Waiting to explode
You took away her kindness
Stripped her of her genius
Scared away her beauty
Then left her naked
Shivering in you terror!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem is about the result of Islamophobia. I wanted it to make it seem as though the Muslims weren't the terrorists but the ones who think so are. It's not a poem against the West or any such thing. I wrote it to make people think about looking past the prejudice and looking at the actual person.
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