Troika Plus Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Troika plus

For too long, I was wrong,
Thought I was free and strong.

In mother's stories
We heard of barred, free
By shackles, walls, and blinds,
And the walls and handcuffs.

She talked of dictators
And the cruel governments
Taking the control
Of our mouths, eyes, and ears
As well as hands, arms, and legs,
"But your thoughts? Can never! "

"So, you are, always free…"
She said and we believed…

No, no, no
We are not…

Look at the Troika,
Three friends,
Iran and Russia, and China.

Search for the brutal
Troika comes at the top
Iran, China, and Russia.

They start and trace
Torturing the brains.

Each of us, to Troika
Is nothing but a number
Poisoned is consciousness.

Their rival governments
Are the Taliban, and Israel.

Oppressed are the women, Hazaras,
Palestine never survives genocide.