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  By Hodan Yasin, Saba Vasefi

  translated by Saba Vasefi
   
  I close my eyes,
  Releasing countless butterflies—

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  By Setayesh Golshani, Saba Vasefi

  Translated by Saba Vasefi
   
  In shadows of wire,
  behind bars, I was bred,

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  By Aida Darabi

  My disturbing nostalgia of that camp 
  lingers behind a wall,
  a wall I now adorn 
  with Disney dreams and vibrant birds,

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