Poems

Can’t be me without him

On my last breath, I finally realized what he meant to me…

He had been with me all along yet I had ignored him.
He … Read more

odor
piquant
yet pleasant

effect
disarming
yet coherent

juniper
in gin
seductive

sand
flat
as far as eyes
see

sun
scorching
smoldering
silent sea

stem
succulent
soothes
stranded me

I caved
I could not compete
force of nature
my fiercest foe

I succumbed
sweet seduction
serenading lust
angel of disguise

I bought
time to … Read more

I’m not one to argue, to take stands, to care
my silence is my shield, my apathy my cure

my face points sideways, my eyes … Read more

She ventured out
from her waters
and flew to sky
to taste the sun

she stroke her fin
and rode the rays
knowing too well… Read more

forecast is gloomy
air is chilled
planes aren’t flying
all’s standing still

mother is cooking
something boils
house is hushed
dinner’s spoiled

grand kids and … Read more

I’m not a wuss. I’m not brazen. Never been flat or meh either.

I’m a tamed wolverine. My bones are of resolve but bend to … Read more

je m’en fous
le monde
foutu
les questions
banales
je m’en fous
réveiller
dormir
toujours aller et venir
laisse-moi vivre
selon mon désir
sans regret

every fiber of my being
has and will
forever
feed you
comfort
protection
and hope
as I
am beaten
and still
stand strong
–shawnzahedi.com