Just Because
- Just because I was born in Iran,
- I am not a belly dancer
- I am not a fortune teller
- I am not a camel rider
- I am a poet.
- Just because I am a woman,
- I don't like diamonds
- I don't love to shop
- I don't worship credit cards
- I love to play with clay.
- Just because I am a Jew,
- I don't make a fortune
- I don't hate Arabs
- I don't believe in "an eye for an eye"
- I remember and give refuge.
- Just because I am a mother,
- I am not regretful
- I am not a martyr
- I am not a fixer
- I am a free spirit.
Esther Kamkar
Palo Alto,
California, USA
Last modified: 2019-05-02 14:41:35+00