… Read moreswift whip of hand
smack on peach cheek
no tear, just torn veinsevery night, clockwork
his right, a man
woman, object, subduednot Sahara
A thousand teeth
… Read morewoke up in sweat
perched over me
a thousand teeth
sharp, long, strong
each different shape and color
glittering at night
protecting meon this
à la New York
… Read morejust rats
in tuxedos
ferociously
nibbling
on what’s left
of life…neon lights, ritzy gutters
stenching trends, gossip flutters
midnight hustle, Sondheim orgy
beggar’s plea,
One screw
… Read moreone screw
hold
a wild will
can’tone screw
fix
love broken
won’tnail
shut
dead hope
must
–shawnzahedi.com
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
I like blue
I like blue
when white and grey
clear away
the rain
–shawnzahedi.com
My Eden
… Read morethrongs pray for Eden
I praywishful blind looking
feast not grasped
faith materialized
–shawnzahedi.com
Rebuffed
… Read moreI punched me
mirror shattered
still can’t fight
broken self
–shawnzahedi.com
Tar and feathers
… 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
