Mother Daughter | Fatima Siraj

Since I am a daughter
my mother overshares with me
transferring scars through stories
that do not leave a mark
if my listening brings her healing
should i scratch her wounds?

Fatima Siraj is a Liberal Arts Student in Pakistan. She shares a few poems form he book Limits, a poetry collection that talks about post-colonialism (specifically the Indo-Pak 1947 Partition) and feminism.