I recieved this poem in my inbox and I just loved it. The English translation is not as good as the orginal Farsi but still good to share.
در جواب ِ دخترم که پرسيد: چرا مرا به دنيا آوردي؟
Because it was wartime
زيرا سال‌هاي جنگ بود
و من نيازمند ِ عشق بودم
براي چشيدن ِطعم آرامش.
و من نيازمند ِ عشق بودم
براي چشيدن ِطعم آرامش.
زيرا بالاي سي سال داشتم
و مي ترسيدم از پژمردن
پيش از شکفتن و غنچه دادن.
و مي ترسيدم از پژمردن
پيش از شکفتن و غنچه دادن.
زيرا طلاق واژه اي ست
تنها براي مرد و زن
نه براي مادر و فرزند.
تنها براي مرد و زن
نه براي مادر و فرزند.
زيرا تو هرگز نمي‌تواني بگويي:مادر ِ سابق ِ من
حتي وقتي جنازه‌ام را تشييع مي کني.
حتي وقتي جنازه‌ام را تشييع مي کني.
و هيج چيز، هيچ چيز در اين دنيا نمي تواند
ميان ِ مادر و فرزند جدايي افکند
نفرت يا مرگ حتي.
ميان ِ مادر و فرزند جدايي افکند
نفرت يا مرگ حتي.
و تو بيزاري از من
زيرا تو را به دنيا آورد ه ام
تنها به خاطر ِ ترسم از تنها ماندن
زيرا تو را به دنيا آورد ه ام
تنها به خاطر ِ ترسم از تنها ماندن
و هرگز مرا نخواهي بخشيد
تا زماني که خود فرزندي به دنيا آوري
ناتوان از تاب آوردن ِ خاکستر ِ سوزان ِ
تا زماني که خود فرزندي به دنيا آوري
ناتوان از تاب آوردن ِ خاکستر ِ سوزان ِ
روياهاو آرزوهاي دور و درازت
Because it was wartime
and I needed lovemaking
to taste a bit of peace.
Because I was over thirty
and I needed blooming
before becoming droopy.
Because divorce is a word
for men and women
not for mothers and children.
Because you can never say:
my ex-mother
even when you attend my funeral.
And nothing, nothing in this world
can separate a mother from her child
neither hate nor death.
And you hate me
because I brought you into existence
only for my fear of loneliness
And you'll never forgive me
until the day you bring a child into existence
unable to bear the burning ashes of your dreams.
by Farideh Hasanzadeh
by Farideh Hasanzadeh
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I was reading a bit about the poet and apparently she gave birth during Iran/ Iraq war and later on she lost a baby in the war to.
I know it is brutal but I always asked myself why people choose to have kids in this dark world. I know I should be positive and practice positivity but this is still in my mind.