The Snow Leopards of Afghanistan
By Farhad S
Published 19 September 2023
The last and only
The remains of the ancestors
I am the last snow leopard
I am the poor snow leopard
Shooting, hunting, killing, dying
Stop the genocide, stop the hunting
My eyes like amber jewels
Peer out from my snowy lair
Watching, waiting for my prey
The lord of this icy land
Now my life is in danger
You humans are threatening
A threat to life
A threat to the world
And now a threat to me
For the Afghan snow leopard
Lord of these icy lands and snowy mountains
Oh, people love me
As a true remainder
A remainder of my ancestors