Love Of Pashtoon Girls Poem by Afzal Shauq

She looks at me...
her face
changed suddenly
As if I
had set fire
to her heart...
But she remained silent
as if mute.

She is the true Pashtoon girl
whose culture forbids
Her to express love
not even in a few words.
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Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq
Translated in English By: Alley Boling
Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.313/Page.390
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© Afzal Shauq