Revolution
The people’s hand was wounded
The people’s foot
The people’s back was wounded
So their sky would rain stars.
When their sky rained stars
The people’s body was wounded
The earth filled with bloodied stars
Cows ploughed the star-filled earth
The people’s heart became a star
The people’s star-heart broke.
Translated from the Persian by Niloufar Talebi © 2021. All Rights Reserved