As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

by Zoulfa Katouh

This is the land of your father, and his father before him. Your history is embedded in this soil. No country in the world will love you as yours does.”

❤️🌎

“Don’t focus on the darkness and sadness,” she says, and I glance up at her. She smiles warmly. “If you do, you won’t see the light even if it’s staring you in the face.”

“Know that even in death, you’re my life.”