… Read morea virus
roams the streets
of our citykills kids
beating hearts
of our citythen breaks the spine
and burns the guts
of our
Chicago is in heat
… Read moreChicago is in heat
am I ready?ignored by man
for too long
she breathes heavyher womb
my home
agitatingshe yearns
a hand
I’m a Cherokee
… Read moreproud
fierce
whole
I’m a Cherokeedislocated
assimilated
abused
I’m a Cherokeeearth… growth
sun… strength
wind… change…
I’m a Cherokee… at heart
–shawnzahedi.com
For what I’ve done…
… Read moremy car broke down
I called the plumber
my wife just looked
and said: “whatever”my wife cheated
I called the cops
they yawned and
Six grams of whisky
… Read moresix grams of whisky
single shot of it
ballistic and flying
Houston, bring me inpayload of disaster
fun at every turn
Venus keeps on
Tonic or sin?
… Read moreboot on pedal
my mind straddles
coffee and gin
love’s wrong battlescowboy at heart
lone star hero
blistered and bruised
rowdy cattlepastor’s remorse
Folios of revenge
… Read morefolios of revenge
appeasement
solicitudebound nefariously
totem of man
dated, fadedsatirical
convoluted
lost
–shawnzahedi.com
Aye, said I, to the sire
… Read moreaye
said I
to the sireeve of mercy
respite from toil
frolic by fireaye
said I
to the sirebehead the beast
furlough
Children of pilgrims
… Read morechildren of pilgrims
persecuted for
their ‘colored’ faiths and devotionsshan’t, nay, won’t
persecute
pilgrims for
their ‘colored’ races and passions
–shawnzahedi.com
Tangled in a web of I.O.U.s
… Read moretangled in a web of I.O.U.s
a cultural attack
resilient and perverseand we watch
unperturbed
lulled into subserviencewe, who thought
and believed
and
