submission by Elaheh Abdi Langaan

[eli abdi]

Hello Dear all

This is the edited and revised form of my previous unpublished poem. Hope you like it.

My best regards

eli

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THE OLD ONE:

unpublished poem

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Elaheh Abdi Langaan

My New Haircut, My New Identity

Once I cut my hair and begin to behave as if I'm a boy
It was when I felt that if I don't, something will annoy
Got up early in the morning and worked round the clock
Came back home late while listening to a band of rock
Fate doomed such life to me since dad passed away
I'm telling so because; these are what the people say
Yet, I was a Muslim in American collage
However I rejected, though I got the knowledge
Persian or Mexican? Both face with rejection
Do you really eager to deport by ejection?
My life was all changed in a fraction of second
I've never listened to what other really recommend!
Loneliness, depression, hatred were all blessing in disguise
How a young girl would get well with such a big surprise?!
Poor condition can of course make so prostitutes
Men are selling their girls with no more attitudes
To compound the puzzle, there was a gentleman
Whose love for seven years made me a mad man!
We could never come up with "normal happy life"
Since, he'd already tried on his first married wife
What a misery it was!! War without peace
I was waiting a long time for a simple kiss
Hundreds of suicide is what the world bear
Youth are ding really soon, does somebody care?
That's why I decide to cut my hair again
Behave as if I'm a boy, no pain; no gain

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HelloDear poets  all over the world.

Here you can see my submission to the latest project about Ethnic Cleansing, violence, and intolerance. I hope you read thoroughly, ponder carefully and enjoy it as much as you can. The name of my Poem is "My new haircut, my new identity". My poem is an unpublished poem, as what is mentioned in the instruction .

 

Here is short bio about me and my works:

Elaheh Abdi Langaan: 

is an Iranian bilingual poet, writer, art advocator, interdisciplinary researcher, language and culture revitalizer, ethnic dance choreographer, dancer, theater actress, language instructor, translator, designer, human right activist and ethnical value’s adherent who lives and works in Sari, Mazandaran Province where is located in the north of Iran. An M.A and B.A holder in Teaching English as a Foreign language from Islamic Azad University. Also an ethnographer who believes that revitalization is based on topics like sense of belonging to the father and father land, history, culture, religion, literature, endangered jobs, music, dance, civilization and language.