“Nothing has remained”
Ahmed Miqdad
Everything has gone
The homes, the souls and feelings.
Our joyful summer became a frightening winter
With its long-darked and terrifying nights.
The ghost of death eradicated our hearts
And stole our souls.
Our beautiful spring became a lifeless autumn
Our children fall Like the leaves of the green trees,
So quietly with the breeze of death.
Their souls fly
As the hovering and glamorous butterflies
Lost in the vast universe
And increase the number
Of the shining stars.
Our feelings turned into a dry valley
And a burden desert
They’re frozen as an ice bar.
We don’t feel the loss
As it’s numerous
And no feelings to joy
We’re still alive
But nothing has remained.
