Poetry From An Occupied Land



I press my teeth
I keep my breath stopped
I bite my finger
to win the torture
Thats how I learnt
how to live with torture.

They rape me
They use all of my body holes
for their pleasure.
Now I smile
when they come
I have conquered
my pain.

Do not forget me
I am your sister
your daughter
your mother
your fiance
From an occupied land.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAAXA BXAXXXX BAAAXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 324
Words 70
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 7, 6

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