Are there no mirrors in Tehran
Ya Ali madad, O Ali help us Don’t you see herDon’t you see her chained in blackDon’t you see her painDon’t you see her cry What is it that you fear She wants to runShe wants to singShe wants to danceShe wants to flyShe wants to love What is it that you fear She doesn’t […]
احساس گناه
احساس گناه نخوابیدمتوان خواب از سرم رفتهنمیدانم چرا نسل من سوخت در آتش جنگبعد من هر روز میسوزد در خیابانهاو منمن دور از درد دلمنمیدانم چرا لقمه از بغض گلویم پایین نرودفریاد کمک غرق اشکم بجایی نرسدمیدانم چرا ولی من شعار “مرگ بر” ندهممیدانی چرا؟ بیا شیخ، بیاتو که خون فاطمه در رگ جسمت جاریست، […]
Chicago 2022
One Night in Big Bend (almost)
What’s that noise? *** I drove to West Texas a few weeks ago – a beautiful drive through not exactly flat lands – with plans to camp at Big Bend National Park for a few nights. I made my plans too late and all of the camp sites were already reserved. So I decided to […]
West Texas 2021
In Search of Better Bandaids
I got an update from ancestry.com a few weeks ago – new information about my “community”. My first DNA results showed that I had some Italian, some Ashkenazi Jew, some Spanish, a touch of Native American in addition to the expected Middle Eastern roots. I was pleasantly surprised to have some physical connection to different […]
dokhte Afghan
there’s no passion to utter one wordwhat can i say, i’m accused by the ages, if i sing, if i don’t what can i say of the night whose poison is on my lipsO, the fist of the oppressor that pounds my face no one aches for me in this world for me to teaseif […]
the City 