Tuesday 1 October 2024

Taliban

Armed with guns, armed with tanks,
Armed extremists in their ranks,
Armed to govern, armed to oppress,
Armed to police how women dress.

Toyota trucks, and mobile phones
did not exist when the Quran was told.
Neither men, nor whipping boys,
should need to control a woman's voice.

Back in time, or so they claim,
to live a seventh-century game
of make-believe fairyland.
No women, just the Taliban.