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Assal (b. 1954) is a Moroccan poet and
short-story writer. She is the author of Tear
drop (Collection of poems 2005) and Fanciful
Heavens (Collection of short stories
2006). She is presently working on a new
collection of poems: Yesterday’s Tattoo on
the Shrines.

Malika Assal

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O Freedom, You are Worth Your Weight in Gold 11 (Poem)
(translated by Mohamed S. Raihani)

“Hey you there, disguised between the circles of time
So mild under the crust,
I smelt your perfume in my murderer!
Like a butterfly, you hang down, broadly smiling
But when I reach out to grab you,
You withdraw back to your velvet world
And you never peep out again...

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