… Read moreseagulls scaring sandpipers
seaweed stranded, snoozing
sniffling breeze swelling surf
and my sneakers …
scuffing smoothed stones
–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
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
Dixie tongue, Rumi candor
… Read moreCajun oomph
Caspian tumultjambalaya courtesy
ancient hospitalityDixie tongue
Rumi candorKilt bravado
Kilimanjaro strongstout stomping hello
drum beating embraceproud, loud, poet
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
Chicago is in heat
… Read moreChicago is in heat
am I ready?ignored by man
for too long
she breathes heavyher womb
my home
agitatingshe yearns
a hand
I’m a Cherokee
… Read moreproud
fierce
whole
I’m a Cherokeedislocated
assimilated
abused
I’m a Cherokeeearth… growth
sun… strength
wind… change…
I’m a Cherokee… at heart
–shawnzahedi.com
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
So languid a day
Resent those resenting hoarders
resent
those
resenting hoardersanimal instinct…
hide pain
fill void
survive
–shawnzahedi
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