Kudah Gawah and Kabuliwala
A film and a short story
That sparked my imagination
As a child made me yearn.
To travel to this land dear
Towering mountains, a sky so clear,
Crystal water, hearts equally pure,
This land of Gandhari has always lured.
These days but, it reeks of terror
We read with trepidation of the many horrors
The land free is shackled tighter
Its people fleeing. So much fear.
This country, a pawn, in others' dare
A people we love, but how to show we care.
The west, the east, blame game aplenty
I pray that we there be light soon, no more tragedy.
Yet, we know better, we can see clear,
This has been brewing for many a year.
We need a global solution, not a coloniser's greed,
We all must to Afghanistan's peace pay heed.
~ Written on 16 August 2021.
- Reference: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/15/world/taliban-afghanistan-news.amp.html
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