stop bitching
furiously annoying
rattles of your
demonized tongue

age-old wounds
haven’t healed
fresh blisters
gift of love

i succumb
sheer weight
royal ego
dynastic

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duty calls
half awake
she paints the horizon
golden glaze of
dawn
— Shawn S. Zahedi

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it’s not New York
yet it’s crowded

it’s not Madrid
yet it’s hot

it’s not heaven
yet it’s home
— Shawn S. Zahedi

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eyes
housing an ocean
me
the captain

glowing in glitter
me
the crown

innocent and virgin
me
the God

in your eyes
I’m chasing dreams.

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coffee spilling
over client
call hanging
no decision

screen flutters
eyes glued
stale image
confused

lull of AC
drowns the punch
coffee dripping
tick tock

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lots of chatter
raised emotions
calm down brother
chill

glass of wine?
brandy?
vodka?
knock on the head?
whatever.
— Shawn S. Zahedi

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Butterflies
Agitated
Confused
Eating me
Inside out

Hands shaking
Nervous
Coffee
Kicked in.
— Shawn S. Zahedi

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perched on
our spirit
spirit of a
NATION
PROUD
deservingly
STRONG
aches of the
WORLD
carry can she
not.

— Shawn S. Zahedi

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shame has legs
like a spider

what you don’t see
crawls back into you

touches, pokes, bites
venom, invisible, light

carries through the words
unintended

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