I remember my beautiful land, Afghanistan,
I remember having fun with friends,
I remember my dad’s wish and hope for me,
“Become a doctor to help the people”
I remember the promise of a friend,
“We’ll never leave each other until the end,”
The friend who understood my feelings and thoughts,
The one whose heart was as clean as a mirror
I remember the death of my best friend
That happened because of war
Our promise was staying together forever
Memories of Nelo, my friend,
Always remain with me,
The dark time when I lost her
I remember the beautiful park
Where all the women go on Wednesday with a new Bride,
I remember the ice cream shop in front of the mosque
Where all the people were going after they prayed to God
I remember the terrorists, the worst people, like wild animals
Who came in and spread fear like a dark cloud
I remember when they had no justice, they made us afraid
They said, “No more schools for girls, in the city where I lived.
I remember my green motherland,
That was destroyed and became full of red blood in the streets
I remember the sounds of screaming
When a mother lost a daughter
When a son lost his father
When a child lost her parents during the war
I remember when my life’s sun came out
I remember when I came to USA like a free bird
My hope is to see my motherland
As a free country forever and ever until the end of my life
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