is it a shame
I’m not ashamed?
Queen of Inca
master of skies
flaunting me
glorious, divine

don’t dare to
look me straight?
then fly

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infant
fragile
drop her
never

child
tender
hit him
never

teenager
hard
give up
never

love
fragile
tender
hard
LOVE
forever…
–Shawn S. Zahedi

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trust love
words
that cut
won’t

make love
compass
lost
never be

hold love
shield
fear
flees

be
love
live
free
–Shawn S. Zahedi

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it rains hard
on my eyes
my mind
can’t wipe
fast enough

I grow cold
every drop
heart can’t warm
strong enough

on the precipice

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white socks and sandals
badge of manly man?
dissing chic and classy
hip-hop culture can?

funk, punk, euro trash
tattoos on the lips?
frozen in

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I roam this land
guitar in hand
making me home
wherever I land

free of must haves
must says and dos
I live my life

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the morning after
no need for pills
sun smile, ocean breathe
wash away all ills

fresh brewed adventures
foretells every drip
give in to this

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