Afghanistan-a War Torn Land

As I look at my country after all these years

My eyes are wide and full of tears

The green land that I once called my home

Is no longer so green any more

For it is a lonely war-torn land

The skies are, as dull as the sand

I can still hear bombs blowing away mosques and houses

Afghan women weeping at the loss of their spouses

But even they are not allowed to cry

For they have been veiled and left to die

Children with one arm or half of a leg

Most of these orphans are forced to beg

How could a country that was once a palace?

Not overcome such a huge challenge

26 years of war is the answer to this question

I hope other countries have learned a lesson

That war only brings pain and sorrow

So listen to this poem it might save tomorrow

By Ahmed