Fatima Siraj
MY LANGUAGE AND I
From a language that writes
right to left
they’ve assumed
my society is backwards.
PLACE OF BIRTH
The womb that carried you
has swollen
with your youth.
Fatima Siraj is the previously published author of Walk with Me, she is a student and facilitator based in Pakistan who conducts Poetry Workshops at schools. “My Language and I” and “Place of Birth” belong to her latest collection titled, Limits, which revolves around the theme of boundaries. fatimasiraj.com