Ghazni Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Ghazni

For too long
-the news of Afghans
-has meant this:
- "Showing teeth,
- (clear, cloudy)
-both inside and afar,
-wild mankind,
-old and young,
-from swords to cannons
-and today's testing bombs! "
-Afghan birds turned drones!

Everyday reads news:
- (different are the ways)
"Killed! "
"Killed! "
"Killed! "
-with figures!

What a shame!

It's enough!
It's enough!
It's enough!

I, as one
-feel guilty
-embarrassed!

Hear me the devil
-Putin and Donald Trump,
-Pakistan and China,
-Istanbul and Tehran…

Hear me the evil
-narrow mind and dogma!

Let's stop:
- "Will kill; killed! "

Let's stop…

I was there in time of Taliban
-ran away to join wife,
-needed hugs
-from each, every child.

Was thrown like a ball
-arms to arms, over walls,
-and again…

Not for fun;
-from bars;
-to be safe
-from death!

Yes, it was dangerous.

What is life when apart?
-as father was obliged
-to take risk to unite.

Rolled and rolled like marble
-in my mind "live today,
-in hope of tomorrow,
-with kids, wife
-sharing life,
-roof, ceiling."

But schools were trips
-searching and researching, involving
-with Afghans…

Ghazni was one of them;
-Taliban were rulers on surface!

USA and Russia, Pakistan
-stirred depths!

We stayed at hotel
-suddenly were removed and hidden
-in donkey's stable:
- "They are here…"
-Mentioned "They" talked Urdu!