Amani AlSaddiq

Being oppressed is knowing where the refugee camp is,
Being oppressed is knowing how hard it is to move on,
Being oppressed is seeing how few options you have,
Being oppressed is running in different places in search of security,
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Locked in our rooms, you hold us against our will,
Restrained, for you say it is for our best,
None of us accepted, Amani, Ameera or Adilah,
Combined into one body, we are one, and will stay strong, from which you'll never be impressed.
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No choice, No voice,
Stuck in here, no one to hear,
Can't do what I want, are you crazy?
I'm an adult, not a baby.
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Why do Shia's and Sunni's fight?
Who is wrong, who is right?
Can't we just accept the fact that we are one Ummah,
We can easily unite by following the Sunnah,
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Why are strawberries red?
Can't they be blue,
Can't bananas be pink and oranges too.
Purple cherries, green blueberries,
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She controls what I wear, what I eat,
What I study and who I meet,
How I sit and talk, even the way I walk,
How my hair is cut, and what I study,
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Innn Northeast Chesterfield born & raised,
In the borough is where I spent most of my days!

A silly outcast, in light I was a fool
I've got dual nationality, British/Kashmiri yo
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I always had high hopes and aspirations,
Wanting to be an astronaut, pilot, teacher or a surgeon.
Helping the world to get back up from it's knees,
Spreading love and knowledge without a burden.
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Amani Amani Princess Pathani,
Kashmiri Queen I'm far from mean,
But never let of steam,
'Coz I live in a bubble full of dreams,
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Here is a confession,
Of something I have done,
Although it was a while ago,
The scars have still not gone,
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You treat me like I am nothing,
You know I have feelings too,
I go to my room every night weeping because of you.
You do not know how much it hurts to be ignored and unwanted.
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Am I alone with all of you here?
Are my needs not noticed, whilst you hold each other so dear?
Can we sit together and chat like real family?
Or will I be a burden right down to the end?
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