Silent Prayer Poem by Fathimathul Hanna

Know, O Baha!
I have had a long summer
In my younger days
I was put in a cage
By my father and mother
Where I had to fly back
Whenever I go outside before dusk
Before outsiders make rumours

Know, O Baha!
I, Ruskan have had a tearful fall
Before it's too late for them
Samir tied the knot with me
That made me leave my parents
I was shifted from a cage to another
I was under the roof of male chauvinism
And still creeps on me silently
Even after the death of your beloved father

Know, O Baha!
I have passed a little spring too
That I embrace wholeheartedly
And that's what you are!
Now you are about to bring a girl
Remember my dear son
She's the one to walk with you
And not behind
She is not only to serve her husband
She is not a toy when it's desired
She is needless not to suffer in silence
She needs time for herself to bloom and rise!