MeisI
I dont understand or try to understand this text youve written but I love it
2006-07-24

Feiyn
That was an amazing poem. I love the strength that it gives off. Its very descripitive and it flows well. Your poem shines with excellence.
2006-03-14

UnforgivenAngel
you are amazing with imagery you really are.
from angel.
2006-03-03

c g shankar
Zoya dear,"Centuries have come, and centuries have gone,
Moment-to-moment, I burn along...
Humanity is a barren desert land...." A very thought provoking article! These must end and must be erased from literature, if new norms of equality are to be initialised world over! It is not civilisation either to leave one and marry another because of the rights ! Marriage should not be for sex alone! ((((hugs))))), with love, shankar
2006-02-25

Marie
Powerful, thought-provoking. the burning of people should be outdated and yet it reains so, a sign of how uncivilized the human race is still...abusing the gift of fire to destroy a life...
2006-01-28

Reading this text i see all these burning sisters parade in front of me, in endless lines, like a tragic cortege...
Thank u also for all the information you provide in your notes!
2006-01-22

what can I say that hasn't been said ,nothing realy ,,all I can do is say wonderful poem from a wonderful poet...Eddy
2006-01-21

Zoya Zaidi
Dear SlipThruCracks,
Are you my daughter?
Or were you my daughter in the last "janam"(life in the theory of incarnation)?
Must be...
Because every time you come to my page you leave foot prints, that I want to follow,
I want go behind you right up to those nooks and corners of your mind where you hide such thoughts,
I want to visit those recesses of your heart where you store such compassion,
I want to penetrate that soul of yours where lie those cravings for truth...
I want to tell you, that you are my spiritual daughter!
((((hugs fo that lovely remark!))))
xxx, Zoya
2006-01-20

BlueyedSoul
Zoya this is a sad truth to know, that women in many parts of this world hold no value at all. Brutal and cruel, i wonder at the thinking of such wretched cruelity. I have read some on the way women in the middle eastern countries are treated, i have read of the forced circumsision of young women in Africa, and the slavery of young girls, children really, into prostitution, your piece is along those lines and needed to be said, read, heard...you are a voice to the world Zoya....i thank you. Your work is outstanding.

~Bluest of Blue BlueyedSoul
2006-01-20

SlipThruCracks
I must say, I've re-read this... I don't know how many times over the past day or two, trying to come up with something comprehensive to say about it.

You are going to find this statement ghastly, perhaps [because, honestly, it is], but: This is a fascinating subject.

Fascinating in that way that people study the Holocaust, the genocides in the Sudan and elsewhere, the World Wars, the Septembre 11 attacks on America, and even things as simple as a car wreck on the freeway. The list goes on and on and every day it seems that all you hear about is tragedy.

People are naturally drawn to disaster, even those who AREN'T as reflective as I.

I would to like to thank you, also, for bringing this issue to light.

Two things I've learned this year in my beginning journalism class: If it bleeds, it leads; the best weapon against critics is the truth.

People, in every facet of their existance, are simply fascinating. I love to look at them, to listen to them, to read about them, to talk to them, to try to learn their secrets, and what they are thinking, and why, and what they are doing, and why, and what they are feeling, and why.

I am still pondering this issue.

Among many others.

It's things like this, that make me REALLY want to be a journalist. To dig deeper, to discover the WHY behind human existance [beautiful and horrid], and to shed light on the truth.

Which is exactly what you've done here.

I admire this text for its brutal honesty, because it was obviously a hard thing to write. And it's a hard thing to think about.

And I just wanted to let you know that you've made me think.

[I fear that my comment is far longer than it should be... but I didn't want to just say, "How deep and meaningful; I rate it a 5." Because this is more than that.]
2006-01-20

Celtic boy
Religion and customs. We always ask questions of them but we still obey them.

This poem is an amazing insight to the ways of other people from our shared world.
2006-01-19

PoeticProcrastination
This poem was hard for me to read, but only because it is so blatantly truthful and descriptive of the pain women had to go through. You always write with a passion, Zoya, and you express thoughts and emotions clearly.
2006-01-19

GB
Hi ! Agree with all said below ... Very interesting read .... different , but touching.
Your work(s) are certainly good and worth reading ..... Glen ( GB )
2006-01-19

Mark Reynolds
this poem has a certain quality to it. that must have been hard on those people in the past, and present. very strong, and very emotional.

:)) Mark Reynolds
2006-01-19

Teala
Wow--VERY powerful poem, Zoya. A lot of people complain about their particular people or race being prejuduced against, but no matter a person's colour or creed--women have always gotten the short end of the stick! Traded like cattle, bethrothen to an old, etc. Your poems always are such an eye-opener!! Bravo, Bravo!!
2006-01-19

Alexander
My dear Zoya,

What a atrong and powerful poem. It's almost like i saw the poem in real life you know. Lived out the happenings. The words you used set such reality into it, ot's almost scary. I am shocked byt it. Amazing write my dear friend:) You never seize to amaze me do you?

I love you zoya:) Alex
2006-01-19

Christian Ward
A deep, powerful poem
2006-01-19

penfold18
You already know my stance on this subject, suffice to say its horrific in its entirity,but thanks for bringing it to the attention of those who don't :-)
2006-01-19

Sylvian
I love this poem, it brings to focus things that should not, but are ignored by western governments. It is written strongly, and I learned quite a few new things by reading it.

The sinking feeling in my stomach that I sat left with after reading this poem is a pretty good pointer towards the fact that this poem is a fantastic one. Thank you yet again for delivering.

Sylvian.
2006-01-19

Veld Cooper
The treatment of women and the lack of opportunities for them is sadly prevalent in many parts of the world. This moved me deeply and is so rich in the exotic culture of India! Lovely, Zoya!
2006-01-19