… 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
My mother’s son
… Read moremy mother’s son
yet stranded
not of love
but voice’cause voice
can hurt
and kill
love
–shawnzahedi.com
Fire had died.
… Read morefive waves of waves
piled sand and sadness
on my entangled corpsefire had died
now a memory
–shawnzahedi.com
Don’t need bacon, just my Joe
… Read morekeep the salad
keep the dough
don’t need bacon
just my Joerip off pretense
burn the lies
serve me virgin
truth on icedress
Silk, see-through socks
… Read moresilk, see-through socks
on small, soft soles
of svelte, sino girl
sipping softly while smiling
satisfied senses
sore from yesterday’s stress
–shawnzahedi.com
