Aching Heart

Shahla Latifi

 

In the land of terror

A girl cannot speak her mind

She only sees darkness in the air

She cannot read her own mind

 

In the land of war

A girl lost in her own thoughts

She faces the future with fear

The darkness fits her aching heart

 

In the land of fadeless dreams

A girl cannot be herself

For her, nothing is real

Nothing is possible

And her youth is an expansion of despair

 

In the land of terror

A girl cannot dream

She only knows the eternal gleam

 

In the land of despair

A girl is worn out, exhausted

But still with a sparkle in her heart

She quietly shouts for freedom and joy

 

Shahla Latifi

March 17th, 2018

  • Author: Shahla Latifi (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 17th, 2018 18:09
  • Comment from author about the poem: For Afghan girls, the Prisoners of Injustice.
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 29
  • User favorite of this poem: Holdfast26.
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Comments1

  • Holdfast26

    I like this I might not be a prisoner in war but i feel the same pain I relate to it



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