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| FATMA BEN MAHMOUD |
THE PROSTITUTE
Every morning…
She declares repentance
she tidies up her loneliness
and enumerates her orphan
wish…
At the end of every night
she reverts to her old habit
(2012?)
Translated by ALI ZNAIDI
The Poet: Fatma Ben Mahmoud is a Tunisian poet, novelist, journalist and teacher. She has published three poetry collections and a fictionalized autobiography titled A Woman at the Time of Revolution.
Click HERE to read more poetry by FATMA BEN MAHMOUD published on the excellent WordPress blog Tunisian Literature (In English) created and maintained by ALI ZNAIDI.
Many thanks to ALI ZNAIDI for translating and posting this and other poems. Be sure to visit his blog at: http://tunisianlit.wordpress.com/
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