… Read moreje m’en fous
le monde
foutu
les questions
banalesje m’en fous
réveiller
dormir
toujours aller et venirlaisse-moi vivre
selon mon désir
sans regret
Ms. Rosa Parks
… Read moreI wear a scarf and join you
my beard no distraction
as you claim your right
and I by your sideyou, the voice of
Black, diluted
… 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
Oh ye glorious sounds
… Read moreoh ye glorious sounds
heavenly high, humbling
angelic descent, lightmy saviour in loss
my anchor in flight
my soul, spirit, lifeoh ye glorious
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
Voices vex me…
… Read morevanquished voices
world away
vex me
vying to
wake me
when my dream
vain, vacuous
veers me
way from
valiant
voice
within
–shawnzahedi.com
The lonely pilgrim
… Read morelet’s pray
the lonely pilgrim
whose sin
we made believe
soars above
man and God
–shawnzahedi.com
A polyphonic cacophony
… Read morelife
was
a polyphonic cacophony
adrenaline crescendos
free-fall diminuendos
jolting me
a submissive rhythmlife
is
a steady “om”
a liberating chant
–shawnzahedi.com
You’re not safe
… Read moredon’t
for even a second
think you’re
safewhen
the she chip
the black chip
the yellow chip
the pink chip
the heavy chip
the
When the sirens die
… Read moreangels
knew I was down
on griefperhaps
there are things I can
believewhen the sirens die
and the road is cleared
and the
