In Memory of Nadia Anjuman
Escape (Gul-e Dudi)
Our hearts are tired of pain and poverty
Finally we became lost in the dust and darkness
We are going now and won’t return a second time
It is such a pleasure to escape from these absurdities
We were birds of the garden, in the world’s trap
We were caught without reason and are stuck in this filth
Everyone hurts our short wings with arrows
Next time we won’t have to bear these tortures
We don’t seek to make any effort
Our hearts are tired of pain and poverty
2000
In the CNN special on Afghanistan titled “Behind the Veil”, one segment told the story of a woman poet who was beaten to death by her husband. [He states that she committed suicide, but in my opinion the man is both beast and liar.] You can now read Nadia’s poetry online here. H/T Afghanistanica.com