I wish

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I wish to fast for Ramadan 

Instead  I am starving due to war.


I wish to burst crackers 

Instead hear bombs. 


I wish to play hide and seek with my friends,

Instead I am hiding from gunmen.


I wish to celebrate festivals 

Instead I am grieving my family’s death.


I wish to play with toys

Instead I am a toy for the government. 


I wish to play

Instead I’m being played


I wish to hold a toy gun

Instead I’m given a real gun 


I wish to wear new clothes 

Instead I’m ripped of my old ones as well


I wish to have delicacies 

Instead I don’t have basic food 


I wish to lead a normal life 

Instead I don’t have a life 


I wish to live 

Instead I’m hoping to die
-Rushda Shamsi 

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  1. UnknownSeptember 10, 2019 at 11:04 AM

    Very well n thoughtfully written
    Words. Itz an echo 4m d heart.

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