I WISH, I CAN

I  WISH, I CAN...

My nights are lonely, bizarre and horrible.

I don’t know what shall be next.

Never have I been so desperate as I am now.

My people are locked like a dump flock of sheep.

As if even the wind stopped to travel from Kashmir.

As if everything is lifeless, numb and frozen.

I keep on thinking about my people, my family and friends.

Will I ever listen from them, have a glimpse and exchange my worries.

I don’t know what shall next be.

Weird thoughts have taken control of my mind.

Can I see them healthy and hearty?

Will my heaven be heaven again?

O’ my homeland, I wish I could never leave you.

I wish I could have witnessed the death with you.

I wish I can smell your freshness again.

I wish I can celebrate your sovereignty.

I wish my phone can ring and I can hear my dad’s voice.

I wish my heaven be free from the brutal and forced occupation of Imperialists.   

                                                                                                     Sumera B. Reshi