Flags Poem by Afzal Shauq

This Flag of unity
nation of Pashto
like an angel
protected us
her children
Like a mother
shading them
under her scarf
Which has seen
now tore by these people
that much,
the each piece declared
itself a flag
waving against her pride.
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Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq
Translated in English By: Alley Boling
Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.97/Page.136
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