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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