My Country’s People Stand Up
Precious, more precious than anything
on earth, my country, a people with only beauty
in their hearts, the people—the best you’ll find in your life,
each one bright, each one rare as a beautiful flower.
Leaving Afghanistan for a New Country
Sometimes, even if it is hard, you have to leave something to get to something. Coming to a new country is like beginning a new adventure.
Brave Girl
I am a brave girl in a country
that wants girls to be silent and uneducated
Going to School in Kandahar
In Kabul, my friends and I wear sweaters and trousers, but in Kandahar you see girls my age wearing burqas.