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Every Wednesday
In Miss Ameera's class
We talk about
Kabul and the War
We talk about
How close the Terrorists are
How much the prices in the market
Have raised
How many distant bombs
Were heard the night
the American soldiers arrived
Everyone is silent
Waiting for classes to end
We all hug
And cry
For now on,
Wednesdays
We will read
About the things
That help us
Escape
YOU ARE READING
The Journey Home
PoetryIn this strikingly touching poem journal, follow the journey of a young afghan refugee, Ajani. As time passes in Kabul, Afghanistan, the capital and the city which she was born and raised in, she struggles to find serenity for her and her family. Th...
