My Vote Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

My vote

Heard news of States
Teaching and Minister
Equal the "Yay", "Nay"…
Came in yes of magic
From the high above…
And things changed,
-now he is elected!

The news was concord
Or rocket to the Moon
Apollo or Soyuz?
Whichever
Whatever
I flew…
To March of Seventy Nine
In Tehran; in Iran
Referendum! "Yes" or "No"

I was there; elected by members
I was head
Made boxes, cubicles with curtains
Insisted: -Voting is private
Didn't know I was a fly
On top of pile of shit …

Before that I knew
My mind was firmly set
Not to vote
In wrong way and manner…

Things differed when heard an old lady crying:
-dropped red by mistake!
And cried and cried.
I exposed my ID
-use this for your green
-let the red one be mine…

Having seen cheats, corrupts
In them, faith I have lost!
I look back suspecting:
-did she lie, Taghieh?