I kvetch.
Can you console?
I gripe.
Can you command my slithering nag to obedience?
Will you cleanse me of simmering shallow desires?
So I … Read more
Still counting?
it never ends
does it?
always one thing or another
counting school days
or school years
college semesters
or job applications
failed dates
or wedding … 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
Spring cleaning our insecurity closet
When someone calls us names that make us upset, are we upset because part of us “believes” in what they say? If someone calls me … 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
The space between
Is it just the notes with their durations and volume that make a piece of music? Of course not. In my opinion, the space between … Read more
Does terror listen to music?
I wonder what type of music those Islamist brothers were listening to right before or while shooting at innocent cartoonists in Paris…..
I wonder what … Read more
I like blue
I like blue
when white and grey
clear away
the rain
–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
