Poetry – Page 2

Job.Logo.Wallet.Eye Candy.

I needed a cleansing
so I shredded my (job) title
and dumped my car (logo)
emptied my (wallet) pocket
and ditched my (eye candy) Rockette… Read more

I scribbled a few garbled words on a ruffled paper. They stared me back. I stared them down.

How can it be that the love … Read more

I can’t drink no more. Those were the days. Fireworks and scintillating euphoria.

Now I just dream. I close my eyes and imagine I’m tucked … 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

I flap my wings, strong
and pierce the storm

I flap my fins, fast
and plunge to depths

but I flapped my tongue, loose
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

kill me if you want
but don’t take
Paris from me

stroll on Seine with Yves
Charles, pâté and wine
cigarette de soirée with Edith… Read more

one sunny day in paradise
as heat climbs to heaven
I’m brought down to earth
to taste
life
flat, naked
of pretense
–shawnzahedi.com