Two men. Inseparable. Bound by a bond deep in their veins, and a love, stronger than lovers’.
War brings out the worst in people. War … Read more
The home that Karl built
Every day, he sits on the old worn-out sofa, holding the chipped mug his son gave him as a birthday gift, and looks through the … Read more
I was a child tonight
I sat in the back row.
This was a religious event. A celebration of the divine. A celebration of life and love. I didn’t understand … Read more
My jaw aches!
I had dinner with a very good friend tonight. We laughed so much that my jaw started aching.
It wasn’t her wine or my margarita … Read more
My mother’s son
… Read moremy mother’s son
yet stranded
not of love
but voice’cause voice
can hurt
and kill
love
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Recipe called for…
… Read morerecipe called for
one scoop brain
one scoop heartI missed the first
doubled the second
and prayed
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If every fallen leaf…
… Read moreif…
every fallen leaf
one word sketched
poetry of life
sand would tellif…
every bitter tongue
went shy, went dead
a world of love
La vache qui rit ou pas
… Read morela vache
qui rit
ou
pasl’enfer
qui brûle
ou
pasl’amant
l’ami
qui reste
ou
pas
–shawnzahedi.com
Purple goo
… Read morepurple goo
oozes out
the jarsqueeze
the lid
I sweatI fail
purple sunset
haunts
albino sunrise
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No Novocaine
… Read moreno Novocaine
won’t pull it out
will bear the pain
it’s decaying rotwas my cocaine
my solid rock
helped me stomach
all that was
