You announce from radio and television channels
You write on newspapers and on social media
Your ugly fabricated lies
You paint me in terror
I’ll succeed
Does my faith upset you?
Why are you so blind and deaf?
“Cause I say the truth with my smile?”
Just like spring and autumn
With flowers blossoming and leaves falling
I’ll say the truth
I’ll keep my faith
Do you want to see me quitting
Do you want to see me ashamed
Of my headscarf
Stripping my clothes
Like a sad Christmas tree
Forgotten in the basement?
Does my stubbornness
Make you angry?
“Cause I walk like a Queen”
I’ll succeed
You slander me with your words
You chain me in your prisons
You crush me with your drones
I’ll succeed
Does my kindness upset you?
Does my beauty surprise you?
Does my voice irritates you?
I’m a free woman
I walk with pride
I lower my gaze
I decide my life
I have my opinions
I express them loud
I’ll succeed
-Shirin Ramzanali Fazel
The Writeous Circle 