Abaya

My knees hurt from kneeling,
       my hands stiff in this position,
              The verses I recite, I do not comprehend.
                      The Allah I pray to, I do not see.
                             The azaan echoes in my ear,
                                   as I whisper my namaz listlessly.
                                       But Ammi’s glare stops me from complaining,
                                              Abba’s last whipping a sore memory.
                                                          The abaya that is wrapped around me,
                                                                 feels tighter than it should be.
But dare I question?
       Dare I refuse?
               Dare I stand up?
                       Dare I remove this cloth
                                that tightens with every breath I take?
                                        Dare I…?
                                                   Dare I…?

I dare not.

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