Look What I See Poem by Mohammad Younus

I look at my homeland, Kashmir,
From the eyes blinded by pellets—
I look through my blinded eyes at the silly gunners,
Barraging bullets, mortars, and bombs,
On unarmed civilians protesting against oppression,
Through blinded eyes in my pelleted face, I see,
My people dismantling the forts of oppression,
And erecting the monuments of resistance,
In honour of the heroes who laid their lives,
For peace, freedom, dignity, and honour,
I look at my own resilient people,
With my soul no longer blind—
I see that my great people can make,
Their home -Kashmir -as was in my mind,
Before I was blinded by volleys of pellets,
Get up my people to find: the road to freedom

Mykoul