
I've seen war
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We had forgotten what it was like to roll over, since we left the safety of our beds and fled to the mountains in March 1999. Rolling over in bed was a before-the-war move.
A plastic cup became my salvation. In the corner of the tractor I was liberated. One war down.
I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that I don't remember how long my hair was, but I do remember being in the war. Somehow, my distant memories tell me, especially these days, that I have seen war.

Aulonë Kadriu
Aulonë Kadriu is a K2.0 senior editor. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Prishtina and a graduate certificate in women, gender, and sexuality studies from the University of Kansas, U.S.
This story was originally written in Albanian.