Inheritance in Black Silk
The face of spring was only a veil to cover the winter that had long frozen over in her heart.
The face of spring was only a veil to cover the winter that had long frozen over in her heart.
The poem examines gendered experiences under imperial rule, portraying how men are forced into warfare for a foreign empire, while women are confined to silent endurance at home. It critiques the structural inequalities shaped by historical power dynamics.