Damascus’ White Battles

DAMASCUS – When you reside in a city where snowfall is a rare event, occurring perhaps once or twice a year, or even less frequently, each occurrence becomes a moment of excitement. I remember, back then, whenever it snowed, we gleefully played with the white fluff for a single day before it inevitably melted away by the following day, if not sooner. Fond childhood memories linger of those times when I felt a twinge of sadness as the snow vanished before my eyes.

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Confessions of a Free Woman in a Captive Homeland

Context & Author’s Note

This poem is written in the voice of absurd confession—a juridical parody spoken by a powerless teenager accused of crimes that only states and intelligence services commit. It reflects the psychological climate of Syria before the uprising: a society treated as guilty in advance, confessing to crimes it did not commit, awaiting punishment already decided. The violence here is not a call—it is a forecast.

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