Write for Kabul

kabul houses

Brave Kabul
When I talk about you
My words fall in love with each other

Get Up

contemplative girl

My Afghan girl, get up
Don’t be silent, don’t be crying.
Take the pen, write your future.

The Protest

2009 protest against Shia Family Law

Sleeping shouts
Came out for the first time in their lives
Because they were tired of injustice

Lullaby

mother kisses daughter

People are unmerciful,
But you should be kind.
The world is a mystery,
But you should be an explorer.

Mummy

A garden in Badakhshan

You showed me the addresses
Of happy streets

Ume

mother and baby daughter

I didn’t know walking but you showed me walking.
I didn’t know talking but you showed me talking.

I Can’t Coz It Was Always You…

heart-shape

Come hold me coz I wanna be yours
I am getting scattered

Daughter of War

weeping mother with daughter

War took my parents from us
War took my book
And gave me burqa

Mini-Mal

Kabul courtyard

My heart beats and I worry.
I come down from the balcony
and take a bucket full of water for the flowers so that they won’t wither.

A Decision

woman in shadows behind bars

I want to shout
Secretly I cross
I cross out everything