A Call to the Prison
Translated from the original Persian post. Images, if present, are from that post or thread.
“Hello… have I got the right number? Is this the prison?”
“Yes, sir, you have. How can I help?”
“I’d like to speak to a prisoner…”
“We only have one prisoner here. Her name is Iran, and she is allowed neither visitors nor phone calls.”
“So I can’t talk to her? I’m her child!”
“No. I told you, it isn’t possible. Don’t insist.”
“Could you give her a message?”
“Go ahead.”
“Tell her she isn’t alone. Her other children and I are doing everything we can to set her free. Tell her not to lose hope. It won’t be long…”
“Who shall I say sent the message? Which of her children?”
“Tell her it was the one imprisoned in exile, and all her other children inside and outside the country…”
Beep! Beep! Beep! Your call has been disconnected… but your hope endures.
Long live Iran.
Long live the Shah.