I feel your cry

by Mihaela Melnic / August 22nd, 2021

Afghanistan, I feel your cry
you’re every orphaned child
you’re every woman with a veil as her own sky
you’re every unbearded man flat on the ground

you are trembling with a godless fist within your mouth
your will has been erased
a huge burqa covers both the earth and firmament

too many times you died
an awful death

you were flourished once with peace
and education thrived
understanding reigned
liberty was not merely a word
and you’ve known love
but now
you’re bereft of it all
and I wonder which god knows and cares of all these earthly struggles of yours

Mihaela Melnic lives and writes in Rome, Italy. Her work has been published in various literary venues and anthologies, including Dissident Voice and Spillwords Press. Her book of poetry, Layers of Rust and Life was published in 2023 from Impspired Press. She also co-authored the poetry and short fiction book Evermore (2021, 17Numa Press). Links to her publications can be found at her website: Read other articles by Mihaela.

This article was posted on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.