Poem: Together, We Heal

Digging into deep past wounds,

peeling the onion of personal development

I know it hurts, but please keep healing *watandar

Heal so that generations after you

do not have to suffer the way you do.

Heal so you know what inner peace feels like

calmness, safety, a heart at ease.

Heal so there will be more brotherhood

and sisterhood among people from Afghanistan

,

a future brighter and hearts more whole.

I know it hurts, but please keep healing.

Heal, dear friend, and let the pain release,

Break the old chains, let the silence cease

Let’s heal the intergenerational traumas, together.

Together, let’s mend the wounds of the past.

By Sediqa Sarwari