Mending

A short poem about Afghanistan — a land raw, wild and hauntingly beautiful.

Photo by Berke Araklı from Pexels at https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-brown-and-white-hijab-8317127/

I have shawls from Afghanistan
Woven into the tapestry of my heart

I lie awake at night
Saying the endless farewells
That cannot untie the tender knots

I try to unpick the tangled bits
But the needle keeps drawing blood
And the patterns repeat…