A SCARRED VALLEY


Standing afar, watching the sunset

Living the moment at its very depth

I entered the valley, tortured and tormented

Knocking on the doors, when no one responded

Mountains that once echoed with joy

Now shrieked, watching the dead

The Valley, that once sang love

Became silent, at the kiss of death

Every passing moment witnessed

The brutality of the time

Oh! My beloved, your streets and walls

Will throw back the terror, that crawls

Remnants of calamity choked my breath

When this earth under my feet

Tossed, trembled, swayed

Gulped the life, every impression of it

No one, to heal the injuries

No one, to hear the miseries

Buildings once called homes

Ruthlessly turned into mere stones.

(Based on conditions in Baluchistan)

Seemal Shakeel First Year Humanities

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