… Read moregray, is not gray
it’s black, diluted
it’s race, uprooted
voices, mutedgray, is not gray
it’s white, tarnished
respect, torn
stories, burntblack, is
I like blue
I like blue
when white and grey
clear away
the rain
–shawnzahedi.com
My Eden
… Read morethrongs pray for Eden
I praywishful blind looking
feast not grasped
faith materialized
–shawnzahedi.com
Rebuffed
… Read moreI punched me
mirror shattered
still can’t fight
broken self
–shawnzahedi.com
Tar and feathers
… Read moreburied me in tar
ridiculed me with feathers
my heart in love, survivedLiberté, Égalité, Fraternité
–shawnzahedi.com
Carmen is shy
… Read morechoo-choo
peekaboo
Carmen is shy
but what a hootincessant rain, slush on terrace, haphazard clatter
couple naked
class dismissed.
–shawnzahedi.com
Sunday at Torrey Pines
… Read moreseagulls scaring sandpipers
seaweed stranded, snoozing
sniffling breeze swelling surf
and my sneakers …
scuffing smoothed stones
–shawnzahedi.com
Red Herring Jacket
… Read morea red herring jacket
unbecomes you
but love sinks honesty
when self confidence is lacking
and there’s nothing else to wear
–shawnzahedi.com
Make a left!
… Read morewhy did I make a left?
I never talk to strangers
but this lonely alley
begged me to stop
make a left, enter and listen
Signatories of the pact
… Read moresignatories of the pact
“noble” breed
lash out at all
questioning their creedsacrosanct, immune
sacred words their wand
stupefy the masses
power, wealth their
