(for loved ones lost over Tehran)
The sound of shovel against snow
in a distant Canadian town
Same here as there
Knee deep in the harsh clarity of
stark white,
thoughts turn to lost life
over Tehran
Same here as there.
Above us muted Moon
veiled in winter's cloak
and blind to our divisions,
wears a mournful glow
Same here as there.
Screaming in my ear the sound of a mother’s panicked cries clutching child
in those terrifying last moments
over Tehran
Same here as there.
The howl of a father’s anguish oceans away,
beloveds lost over Tehran,
Rings helpless
Same here as there.
another in despair,
with shaking voice
confesses his pain is as big as the sky his son loved to fly
Same here as there.
the sound of recklessness and
twisted minds in high places targeting nations, peoples and someone else's hero
Same here as there
the sound of innocent blood on ***** hands
Same here as there
the muzzling, the blame game, the smoke and mirrors
Same here as there
the agony of he who pulled the trigger
Same here as there
the tragic moment the mistake was made
Same here as there
Despair in light of truth
Same here as there
the wailing sounds of a nation grieving
THE SAME HERE AS THERE.
Dedicated to those aboard the tragic flight of Ukranian Airlines 752 - and to their loved ones
January 2020.
Jan 19, 2020
Jan 19, 2020 at 2:25 PM UTC
Less I am a fisherman
with patient gaze on
undulating seas
and more bait
submerged
heart on the hook
waiting
for you,
beloved,
to cast away this
eternity
Jul 20, 2019
Jul 20, 2019 at 7:07 PM UTC
Bitterness is the taste of fiery love grown cold
On a lover's breath
Putrid is the smell of a well worn out fantasy
left hanging in your secret closet
Rancid is the look of unrequited love
On once vibrant lovers' lips
Hardened are the veins of a
desperate old fool
Longing for love
Cursed was the day I let you inside
The exquisite warmth
that is my beating heart
Mar 18, 2019
Mar 18, 2019 at 5:58 PM UTC
My life is a virtual battlefield
complete with hidden traps,
layered atop cowardly assaults
between highly guarded spans of peace,
Inside my house
chairs and walls
are coarsely blown to bits
by verbal bombs,
and stark fists of shrapnel.
Behind that simple smile,
semblance of solid love
so easily shaken,
lies a ripened mine field
I tread on tiptoes
yet it erupts under
calloused feet unprovoked,
blasting glory to grey
as sacred sanctuary
falls to scarred terrain.
Spears lodged inside ribs
I peel myself from the ground,
shake off soot,
wait for dust to settle
before I march forward, again.
yes I lose the battles
But I will win this war.
Jan 21, 2019
Jan 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM UTC
Between us lies
an eternity
yet I breathe your air,
an eternity between
but I felt it again!
the thrill, the high when i'd caress your hair..
that same glimmer in your eyes,
that same stare,
a wiser embrace
a wrinkle here and there,
your countenance still other-worldly
and fair.
an eternity between us,
but you broke the spell!
still together..
and no one can tell
Dec 28, 2018
Dec 28, 2018 at 1:15 PM UTC
This is for you,
The invisible
Hiding
Hidden
Tucked away
Even in the blaring light
This is for you
The silent
The silenced
The golden caged voices
Who having seen the light
keep inside
Lest it be too powerful for others to bare
This is for you
The holy,
The kind
The patient
And compassionate
Who seek no accolades or fame
In whose faces we will recognize
Mothers, daughter, sons and fathers
Of time immemorial
Dec 6, 2018
Dec 6, 2018 at 11:32 AM UTC