Farhad fucked his Brothers wife

and with that act also his life.

He ran at first to Gulbahar

though Gulbahar was not so far...

 

from where a pledge of bond was made

that honour with their lives be paid,

by those who with their blood were bound

and shared with him dishonoured ground.

 

Wawrina burdened by her fate

succumbed to rocks at Jahannam's gate.

His brother’s righteous wrath was swift

to pay in full their devout gift.

 

No winners here for love nor lust

what God demands his children must...

now only emptiness expands

where zealous words empowered hands.

 

 

I've written a couple of poems recently which seem a little repellent in nature. I did write this initially using the word "Coveted" in place of the profanity, it just didn't work so I swapped it back. I'm not keen on gratuitous bad language but occasionally it just sits better in the rhythm of things.

 

I had an incident of this occur on a project I was on in Kabul. initially because the guy who fled was an Afghan driver we cancelled our missions for the day as we believed him to have been kidnapped by Taliban and consequently a security risk. It transpired that he was a bad dude who fatally dishonoured his family.

 

That aside the final two lines could apply to some of the rhetoric currently being banded around on these Isles. I have also been giving that some thought.

 

I frequently think of those Afghans I worked with in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad. I know some of them have managed to leave the country but many have not. I supported resettlement applications of several of my Afghan friends and associates, I also declined to support some references (for good reason) I know some who managed to get out on the chaotic evacuations, I have been in contact with a few who migrated under their own steam in perilous conditions. I feel fortunate to know the truth of many peoples journeys, fortunes and misfortunes. Let us remember we do not live in a world absent of multiple shades of grey.

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