Where Were the Women?
by Criminy Pickett
On a tarmac in Kabul
Loading the plane ‘til it was full
A sight forlorn and pitiful
Where were the women that day?
For on the plane, vast majority men
Hundreds more males running along with them
Women thus cancelled and forsaken
Where were the women that day?
Deserted, abandoned, and left behind
While the men ran off and made a beeline
“They’re lesser valued, and surely won’t mind!”
Where were the women that day?
So how does a “country” move forward now
While half the population it disavows
Lip-service to human rights it kowtows
Where is Zarifa today?
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