“I am a Dreamer”

Nida returns briefly from Dubai to her hometown (Srinagar) and makes a statement with poetic grace and eloquence

(Ms. Nida Rafiq Shiekh, 24, was born in Srinagar. She passed her Matriculation from the Presentation Convent High School and completed her 12th grade from the Mallinson Girls High School, both with distinction. She graduated from the Women’s College, Srinagar, and completed a Master’s degree in mass communications from the Media Education Research Centre (MERC) of the University of Kashmir. She is a free lance writer who likes writing about the Kashmir issue and other topics like communal violence that have torn apart the Kashmiri society with tragic consequences. She also loves reading, and plans to make serious documentary films some day. She presently lives in Dubai.)

I am a little girl and

I am a dreamer

I dream of barbies

I dream of candies

I dream of no homeworks

I dream of fun.

I am a teenager and

I am a dreamer

I dream of choclates

I dream of flowers

I dream of rain

I dream of love.

I am a spinster and

I am a dreamer

I dream of wealth

I dream of fame

I dream of wedding

I dream of success.

I am married and

I am a dreamer

I dream of peace

I dream of affection

I dream of family

I dream of happiness.

I am old now but

I am still a dreamer

I dream of childhood

I dream of adolescence

I dream of spinsterhood

I dream of life.