Buthaina Al-Nasiri
Hello, darling Mag.
Raised yet a white flag?
I promised, didn't I? to send
A poem to you, my friend.
First, I’d like to tell
That all here is well.
Of experts, we have more
than we ever had before.
Michael is the king
Supervising everything.
What about the people there?
Beside you, Mona and Claire?
Oh! have you got Marlene?
Or has she ever been seen,
Around the office again,
Looking for some gain?
Anyway, be at peace.
In matters such as these,
We, women, will unite
To defend sisters’ right.
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Note: Magda, an Egyptian, was working at the headquarters of the regional FAO project in Cairo, while I worked at its Suez office.
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Thank you Whispering Dialogue team for publishing this poem 9f mine written in the 1980s of the 20th century.
You are most welcome. It seems little to nothing has been changed since then, hasn’t it?
يبدو أن الكل متعاطف مع ماجدة