In celebration of international women’s day I wrote a little piece that invokes a celebratory message. I consider myself a lover of both literature and art and I remember sighing when I see female characters defined by limiting social structures and that came to mind when I read Hamlet in the character of Ophelia who’s told to surrender to being a weak female so I wrote a piece that inspires women everyday to be a strong woman of many.

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I’m at the river bank

drowning in your tears, Ophelia.

Why call for me?

Your soul rests in Rue.

Your Soliloquy lives in Aloe.

You’re a haunting echo.

I listen to your eulogy,

my heart is speechless

and wonders in a water dream-escape;

in remembrance it feels,

in freedom it breathes

and in love it lives.

A lotus blooms in my depths,

Lilies grow in my skin

and Roses bloom in my palms.

I wish you would see me walk on water, Ophelia.

By Enas R.

From: Saudi Arabia

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