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Kabul

All decisions are made
at a desk in another country. 

They pass through 
‘in’ and ‘out’ trays, 
collecting signatures along the way. 

Then, one day, 
they become a concrete wall, 

where once a few 
tired weeds grew. 


Afghanistan, 2017


First published in Blue Minaret

Copyright © Alan Ireland

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