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| Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti courts controversy after ‘feminist tattoo’ is spotted on her arm. —The Independent, June 1, 2016 |
for Taraneh Alidoosti
on your arm, a fist
in the news, a buzz
in the responses, venom
on your arm, a symbol
in your heart, yearning
in the threatened, rage
on your arm, a choice
in choice, desire
in the blinkered, fear
on your body, breasts
in all chests, hearts
in the old guard, scorn
in your body, a womb
from that womb, a child
to the State, your role
in your reach, a wish
in all wishes, potential
in us, support
Devon Balwit is a writer and teacher living in the Pacific Northwest. Her work has appeared in TheNewVerse.News once before. Her recent work has appeared or will soon in The Fog Machine, The Cape Rock, The Fem, Of(f) Course, drylandlit_press, and The Prick of the Spindle.
