Don’t tell me how to write
Encourage me instead
Don’t be critical
That kills my spirit
Don’t give me formulas
I don’t like them
Don’t give me rules
I will break them
Don’t dictate
I won’t listen
Don’t pretend you know it all
You don’t
Don’t expect perfect
It won’t be
Don’t tell me how to fix it
I don’t need it
Don’t patronize
It pains me
Don’t criticize
I will cry most likely
January 29th, 2018
I wonder where my feelings would go
If I didn’t write
I think the’d be all bottled up
Emotions swirl in my heart
I feel them strongly most times
They need a release
Somewhere to go
So, as words on paper
They flow
That brings me a sense of peace
I feel less distressed
More at ease
Writing my solace
My intimate friend
One who’s alway ready
To listen
January 28th 2018
Shiraz
My childhood
My early teens
Traditional Persian music
An underlying sense of sadness
That’s what the music evokes in me
I don’t know why
Somehow I associate it with
Melancholy
Despondency
Something somewhat tragic
Maybe there is a sadness in the
Voices of those who sing
Maybe I just remember sad things
People living difficult lives
Not reaching their potential
Being deprived of freedom
So much wasted potential
And yet they sing
They carry on
What choice have they after all
January 26th, 2018
It’s cloudy in the world of my heart
The sun is hidden
Out of sight
It’s not raining yet
But the sky is getting dark
There is a sense of emptiness in my heart
Joy has gone and and left nothing behind
Bla is how some people describe it
Flat
Emotionless
Or are the emotions unwelcome ones
Creating discomfort in my heart?
Whatever it is, it will surely pass
It’s part of the human condition to feel
Out of sorts sometimes
At such times the best cure for me
Is to write my feelings down
And let sadness flow from my pen
Till it’s gone
January 25th, 2018
Once more I’ve left my cellphone at home
Once more I feel cut off from the world
I can’t reach out to my friends around the globe
I don’t know what’s happening in their world
We live such different lives now
Constant connection is what we have access to
If that’s what we want
I can talk to a friend across the ocean
As if she’s sitting by my side
I can ask her opinion
Or share a poem or a song
No wonder why I feel disconnected
From my friends
It’s amazing how technology
Has changed our lives
January 23rd, 2018
There is a little ache in my heart
Sometimes I try to ignore it
Sometimes I give it attention and acknowledge it
Sometimes a few tears fall from my eyes
Heartache has no cure
It needs to take its course
Medicine can’t help
Neither can herbs nor potions
I’ll stay with you heartache
Till you’ve been satisfied
That you’ve made your presence known
You’re not something I can ignore or avoid
January 22nd, 2018
I look at you
I listen to you with the ear of my heart
I focus on your face and your body language
I open myself to possibility
I leave judgement behind
I come from a place of compassion
I rejoice in your happiness
And am saddened by your sorrow
I acknowledge you
I add another few bricks to the house of
Our friendship
January 18th, 2018
The web of love
Entangles us like little flies
The connections we make
With souls who live
Close to us
Trap us
Capture us
Once in a while
We must leave our web
It hurts to go
It’s hard to fly
Then we are caught
In another web
A new web of love
From web to web
We go, we fly
Each time we leave,
we take some of the love
With us
April 6th, 2003
My laughter
Like an explosion of sound
Like thunder over the ocean
Like a waterfall in a lush jungle
Like a cacophony of birds singing
Like blinding lightening
Like a drum roll
Like church bells pealing
Like flashes of light
My laughter
Like hands clapping in joy
Like an orchestra playing
Like the sun shining
Like the wind blowing
Like a volcanic eruption
Like a river rushing by
Like a spring bubbling
Like a rainbow in the sky
January 17th, 2018
What do I do when my heart is injured?
Do I put a bandaid on it to stop the bleeding?
What if the bleeding won’t stop and the band aid
Is not big enough?
Do I tie a bandage around my heart, tight
Then walk around with a bandaged heart for a while?
And what will I do to prevent further hurt and injury?
Do I encase my heart in a hard shell
So it stays safe from the next cut or breakage?
What should I do when my heart gets injured?
January 16th, 2018
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