White Houses Poem by Afzal Shauq

Houses white as snow
built on labor's sweat,
and orphan's tears.
Their blood sucked dry
by greedy capitalist.

As history has written,
the hot sun will appear
coming near the earth,
then these houses
white as snow
will melt away.
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Poem In Pashto By: Afzal Shauq
Translated in English By: Alley Boling
Book: 'TWIST OF FATES' Poem No.23/Page.53
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© Afzal Shauq