“ugly Truths” Poem by persian khushi

When an elder male believes he is a god
To break-up relations made in the heavens
How can he live with himself?
Forcing his traditions
Separating mother and child
A baby girl deemed a lower being
Forced to be give away before she was one year old
A heartless old man believing he is right
Torn from her mother’s breast
Grew up think she was just another aunt
A wicked scheme to control his daughter’s life
To clean, wash and behave like a wife
Incest rife in their society
Swept under the rugs and carried to their graves