I am fire —
No water can put out my flames
No soil can smother my voice
My nature is not hopeless
I want to overcome evil
I am the fire —
That will destroy the cowards
Give voice to Afghan women
Burn down prisons
And show the world their oppressed faces
I am fire —
I want to burn
Though I know I will turn to ashes—
I’ll sacrifice my own breath
To give you back your happiness
By Nilofar
This is the power of poetry, Nilofar. In these short stanzas, in these compressed lines, you say so much–you burn brightly and it is an awesome sight. Well done. Stacy
Thanks dear Stacy,
You spirit me to write more and more…
Loves,
Dear Nilofar,
I love this powerful and passionate poem!
Congratulations.
Your former mentor,
Gabrielle
Thank you, Dear Gabreill for your appriation.
Love,
giving warmth and light as well
besides the light of ideas and
the sparkle of inspiration
to others
Dear Nilofar,
What an inspirational poem! Short and powerful, but full of strong images. May your fire of your talent and passion ever burn bright. Peggy
Thank you so much dearest.
Best,
Response to Fire by Nilofar
Phoenix
By Christine Thomas
You say you’d sacrifice yourself
Just for the happiness of your women
Just for them to be able to speak aloud
You are fire –
You burn like nothing stops you
You melt their hardened gaze
You dissolve their looks of gloating
You are fire –
I will pray for you
Pray for your women
Pray for your freedom
You are fire –
You will come back when you burn out
I will make sure of it
There are still a lot of things to do
No, you are a phoenix
Wow, what a beautiful response…
Dearest Thomas,
Thanks,thanks a million.
Your comment is as much as beautiful. I really like it.
Both of these poems are beautifully crafted and say so much – the inner passion comes through strongly in ‘Fire’ More power to all of you ladies who are in this group – the power of speech is a magical thing. May your words resonate across the world
Blessings to you all
Maureen
Hi Nilofar,
Such a beautiful strong poem. In for short stanzas you deliver such a powerful message. I encourage you along with all the other Afghan women to keep burning and soon create a wild fire that can not be contained. You are quite inspiring and have drawn me to become even more thankful for my liberties I have as a women and not to think of them lightly.
Dear Dr.Nilofar,
Your thoughs and mind are really antique .
I like and enjoy your writing
Thanks, Freshta jan.
Wonderful!
Dear Doc, it is really powerful as much as yourself.
With love
Thank you,dear.
“I am fire —
I want to burn”
Nilofar,
When I read those two lines I got chills! It was so powerful. Your passion for the rights of women really shines through. You worded those thoughts and emotions perfectly. Keep on writing! You will only get stronger and better from this point forward.
Sincerely,
Briana