برچسب: war

I don’t know how we can be so indifferent, so ignorant, so oblivious, while the south of my country—my province, cities next to mine—is being bombed and destroyed, and yet I cannot see any action being taken, as if we don’t exist or simply aren’t worth considering. 🙁

This feeling of powerlessness just drains the life out of people. I look around and watch my friends slowly become pale shadows of their former, vibrant selves. They smile, just like Mo Salah¹, but inside they’re hollow, carrying a universe of lost hopes and quiet sorrow. As for me, I fight it day and night. These thoughts creep in, trying to snuff out the last remnants of hope and the future I still dare to imagine. But then I tell myself: “Push forward”. I repeat it constantly—through every scenario, every defeat. Because I cannot accept this defeat. If I do, it’s over, it’s the end for me.

Image by Razieh Poudat, ISNA