green book.

i do not need a book

to tell me that i am a woman,

that each month i bleed,

that my body can nourish life,

or that men are not like me. 

i do not need your book

to teach me what freedom is,

or slavery for that matter.

we have already 

tasted both.

your book is burning 

in every street.

and libya is coming for you.