My Dear Pakistan.

Written By: Ramsha Shahid (Australia)

Dear country leaving you was not easy

As I walk along a strange street

I miss how yours used to be

Crazy loud and lively by intimacy of bodies

The sweat of people which you used to greet

The hard labor whom you used to daily meet

The birds humming above your head

Making noises which were so lovely

The dust lying here and there

Making each one of sneeze

A horn here and a horn there by the rushing cars passing by

The crash boom bang of traffic by one side

The aroma of kebab by another

The giggles of ladies covered in veil as they gossiped by

The shouting of salesman dealing with the price

You are missed for being crazy loud and lively

No wonder a beautiful scene you have always been

Dear country leaving you was just not easy.