Taliban!
My poem is for you!
For your generation of fear and panic
You are fathers of killing, blood, pain and sorrow
I remember you
I still remember
That day you stoned Zarmena
And hanged Doctor Najib
I remember you beat me with cables
Because I dressed in men’s clothes
Taliban!
After those twenty bloody years
I tried to forget you and your wrongdoings
I tried to remove those thorns in my body
I tried to heal
You are back now in Kunduz
You attacked the city
But I knew you were there
I knew how you hid in other provinces
You killed people the same way
You were cruel the same way
You were against humanity and good life
The same way
Taliban!
You make women your slaves
You hide us under the worst thing
The burqa
I am free from that burden now
Free of slavery now
And I care for my people and my country
My country is not for you
You don’t deserve Afghanistan
You deserve hell
As you make us live in hell
Taliban!
As long as I and the Afghan people are alive
We will fight against you
We won’t sit silent
We want our freedom
You do not belong in Afghanistan
Go away Taliban!
You hid me under the blue burqa
You didn’t know, I became a fighter
But I don’t fight like you
Killing people to accept your outdated ideas
Taliban!
I fight against you, not with bombs and rockets
Not with fire, blood, darkness and tears
I fight you with my voice
You don’t dare to listen
You are blind to reading my words
Your mind is empty
You live in the cemetery of history
I fight with my poems, my words
I throw them like a hammer
Into your thoughts
I think differently
I believe in change,
I believe I freedom and love
By Pari
Pari — Your poem is strong, powerful and so beautifully written! You’ve added your voice to the chorus of others who oppose the Taliban and their horrible ways. Thank you for your bravery in fighting back with your words that show us your determination and resolve not to let the Taliban win.
Love and all best wishes, Nancy
Pari, it is always a pleasure to read your work and thoughts. This poem is no exception. Thank you for sharing your voice.
Pari, we stand in solidarity with you. Thank you for bringing your voice to us, and for believing in the freedom and love that will prevail in Afghanistan.
All the best luck to you. Mo
Peri,
I feel your strength in your poem. I see you as a strong warrior of peace fighting evil and violence in Afghanistan. Your poem is beautiful. Keep arming against violence with you powerful words.
Elisabeth
Dear Pari,
You words are really powerful. As Taliban are blind to read so we ask them to listen if they are not deaf. Regards,
Sharifa Ahmadi