Angelic Mariam

Like a thousand desert storms
she fought,
to be a whole, she dreamed;
to be someone.

Like a thousand Great Egrets
flying over Kabul;
she hoped to have a future,
a life to care for.

Like a thousand stars in the sky,
her eyes glittered;
her inner strength, bravery,
set us free from the dark.

Now, like a thousand splendid suns,
she shines in my wounded heart;
never forgetting
how we made eachother better.

And never forgetting those sweet moments
with you, my lovely Mariam;
remember the tea we shared, the evenings we watched?
For you, my dearest friend, I sing this song.