Soraya

That woman
without child in womb
be rendered useless

Soraya of Iran
that she could bear no children
be excommunicated
be resigned to lonesomeness
be made to eat her 22 carat diamond ring
her mink coat
her silver Georgian candlesticks
tulips and carnations

That woman
if denied the chance to bring life
become nothing
become pretty face and lipstick
just flesh and fancy things
Become compelled
to sacrifice her own happiness

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Written in memory of Princess Soraya of Iran (1932 - 2001), once the Queen Consort of Iran