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Monday, 6 February 2023

I have come through torments - Annasoltan Kekilova

I have come through torments within these walls,
I have been desecrated within these walls.
I have felt so much grief within these walls.
I am tainted and would clean myself, but it is futile.

Annasoltan Kekilova (1942 - 1983) Turkmenistan
Translated by James Womack
Source: Modern Poetry in Translation Facebook page

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