{"id":12762,"date":"2015-01-25T18:20:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T22:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=12762"},"modified":"2015-01-25T18:20:41","modified_gmt":"2015-01-25T22:20:41","slug":"a-letter-in-my-purse-from-slain-poet-shaimaa-el-sabbagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/a-letter-in-my-purse-from-slain-poet-shaimaa-el-sabbagh\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Letter in My Purse’: From Slain Poet Shaimaa\u00a0El-Sabbagh"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY MLYNXQUALEY<\/a><\/span><\/span> on<\/em> 0<\/a> )<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaimaa El-Sabbagh, the activist who was shot dead at a rally\u00a0in Tahrir Square yesterday<\/a>, was also a poet:<\/em>A letter in my purse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

By Shaimaa El-Sabbagh, trans. Maged Zaher<\/em>
\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013
\nI am not sure
\nTruly, she was nothing more than just a purse
\nBut when lost, there was a problem
\nHow to face the world without her
\nEspecially
\nBecause\u00a0the streets remember us together
\nThe shops know her more than me
\nBecause she is the one who pays<\/span>
\nShe knows the smell of my sweat and she loves it
\nShe knows the different buses
\nAnd has her\u00a0own relationship with their drivers
\nShe memorizes the ticket price
\nAnd always has the exact change
\nOnce I bought a perfume she didn\u2019t like
\nShe spilled all of it and refused to let me\u00a0use it
\nBy the way
\nShe also loves my family
\nAnd she always carried a picture
\nOf each one she loves<\/p>\n

What might she be feeling right now
\nMaybe scared?
\nOr disgusted from the sweat of someone she doesn\u2019t know
\nAnnoyed by\u00a0the new streets?
\nIf she stopped by one of the stores we visited together
\nWould she like the same items?
\nAnyway, she has the house keys
\nAnd I am waiting for her<\/p>\n

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