Survival

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all placebo stimulants.

To get to the “real thing”, I took a bucket, shoved it down my … Read more

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

Chicago is in heat
am I ready?
ignored by man
for too long
she breathes heavy
her womb
my home
agitating
she yearns
a hand

resent
those
resenting hoarders
animal instinct…
hide pain
fill void
survive
–shawnzahedi

purple goo
oozes out
the jar
squeeze
the lid
I sweat
I fail
purple sunset
haunts
albino sunrise
–shawnzahedi.com

“cancer can
kill
if you
let it”
she sighed
“accept”
I uttered
“I accept
but
will
fight it”
she roared
“I get it!”
I felt.

sky is coughing
’cause I…
air has fever
’cause I…
earth is blistered
’cause I…
in stupor
raped
life
unprotected
though we
are wed
and