Refugee Girl Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

The poetry
That speaks of you
Like gazelle
Eloquent eyes
Thin legs
Long neck

Away from the herd
A girl
But so wild
How I get it
Days and nights
Untamed gazelle

My love for you
The harassed looks
Looking for refuge
No trust in me

A high jump
One day
An injury in the back
Broke her neck

The beloved
Painful eyes
Slowly and gradually
She belongs
To the ages

We mourned her

She lies
In peace
In the compound
Of her
Refugee camp