I accept my fate.
I see that I am to blame.
My female self is to blame.
My birth anatomy is to blame.
The hair on my body is to blame.
The Christ did not die for my sins, for I must die for the sins of men.
I must die in the name of those who sin against me.
The law is turned upside-down for me.
I must pay for the crimes against me.
I understand.
I accept my fate.
I wear the headdress of shame.
I wear it how the morality police tell me it is to be worn.
I wear it however it is to be worn today.
I cover my head in shame.
I cast my eyes to the ground, for I am forever lesser and evil.
I am responsible for all that is done to me.
I believe in the given"reality" and abide by its rules.
I see what I am told to see.
Now and forever,
Amen.
23 SEPTEMBER 2022
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Baraye, taken from protest tweets, has become the anthem of the protests, in Tehran and all over the world. The artist Shervin Hajipour has also been imprisoned.
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