If I could tell you of its beauty

this place that I once loved

you’d ask me where I’d been

hoping that one day you might see it too

Where we were is no secret

I can point it out to you on a map

But it is not somewhere that you can go

It is not a place that you can be

If I could tell you how I miss it

this land that I still love

you’d ask me how to get there

saying, “that’s a place I’d like to visit”

And I’d tell you that

I can’t go somewhere

that obviates the need for me

I’m no e e

I can’t carry it in my heart

Afghanistan is not a place

anyone can take

It isn’t the(i)r/e(s) to steal

But I can tell you of this place

this land that I will love

if only so that

you know

Where we have been