Jina Mahsa Amini
A young woman
Just trying to
Breathe easy
Walk through
The streets of Tehran
Freely
Mahsa Amini
But police grabbed her
Beat her to death mercilessly
Tell me
Is this your idea
Of godliness
And modesty?
Mahsa Amini
Say her name with me
You cover women up
For your shame
And indecency
Projectile vomit
Onto us
Your perverse thoughts
And obscenity
We won’t take it anymore
And suffer silently
Burn the hijab
Show your face
Fearlessly
Mahsa Amini
Say her name with me
Iranian women
Gddesses in Black
Risking your lives
Under threat
Of attack
Your courage
Is breathtaking
Igniting the world
To act
We hear you
We see you
Ladies we’ve got
Your back
Mahsa Amini
Say her name with me
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