Monologue -The daughter of Eve
Monologue - The daughter of Eve by Sardar Khatoon. Translated by Junaid Wahid Jokhio. I was intimated to have come into being as a blessing, but why I am tackling all this. I don't even know that why my soul feels restless. I do not know why my soul roams around in deserts and uninhabited areas. I don't even know why I have familiarity with cactuses instead of flowers. I don't even know why there is chaos inside me. I don't even know why I feel all alone even among a multitude of people. I don't even know why I am looking for a leader in a homeland replete with tyrants. I don't even know why I misfit in such a patriarchal society. I don't even know why this world has been made an inferno for me. I don't even know why I am being confined to forts. I don't even know why I am being dispossessed of fresh air. I don't even know why I am being ascribed to the scales of honour. I don't even know why I am being murdered as a paramour/ in t...