The Eyes of an Afghan Child

Poem written in 2001 about an Afghan child's eyes due to the Taliban regime.

Dark they are,
Lovely and sweet;
Unfortunately forlorn,
Sadly discreet.

Unheard and distraught--
The tears from their cries;
Abuse continual
From regime we despise.

Forever they're scarred
From the forced perception
Of the terrible fate
Of their beloved kin

And the acts of sodomy
Deliberately done--
The blows repeated,
The threat'ning gun!

Through a black mesh they peak
With their hampered vision,
From the ever rising heat
And Omar's decision.

And such derision
This great belligerence
Is the truth revealed
Revealed with the countenance!

Whomever perceives
With heart compassionate
Into these eyes
So dark, so desolate

Will come to know
With troubled eyes
Of the serious plight
And regime we despise!