Red Swan Poem by Baharak Barzin

Red swan sitting on the edge
Humming a hymn
But what’s for?
They are gone, all
But she needs forgiveness for being unbeliever though never felt it
She never believes,
Swans, they can’t defend
Her mother said,
Beauty can’t defend,
For she is meant to be loved by all and everyone, everywhere
She's being invaded, being raped and lied
But she has no right to defend,
If she does, the world vapors
The red swan forgot there is no forgiveness for swans
They are innocent or guilty dead
Now the lake is red
Now the world is red
But she shed no blood
She just forgot
She just defended