July 26th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Poetry of the Taliban — “Waiting for Freedom”
We conclude our week-long feature on Poetry of the Taliban with one of the final poems in the collection, “Waiting for Freedom” (2007), by Lutfullah. (For more on Poetry of the Taliban: watch a interview with the book’s editors; browse the book in Google Preview, links to reviews and features, read quatrains by Nasrat, read the poem How long?, or win a FREE copy of the book).
Waiting for Freedom
I was burned in the caravan of darkness,
I was burned in the pain and grief of the country.
I wait for the freedom of my homeland.
For that I was burned in the flames of migration.
Nobody has expressed their condolences to me,
I was burned out of anxiety alone.
There is happiness all around the world;
I was always burned in the dark nights of grief
July 27th, 2012 at 10:43 am
Oh my! This poem is incredible! Thank you for sharing.
Unbelievable and agonizing pain and grief. But beautiful, non the less.