Friend When I need you, when my hands are shaky, and the fear is pressing my heart, when I am laying under the sun cuddled up in clouds. when I run around laughing and asking the strangers, where is my mind? Where is my mind? (and you laughingly say, you never had one) when the … Continue reading Friend

Wreck click clack click clack click clack they don't tie you to a chair and beat you up anymore nor they let the water tap open dripping on your forehead to drive your insane. but they still suck your soul out they want to tame you until nothing of you is left until you give … Continue reading Wreck

Surprise It always comes a surprise when you fall and you tell yourself, Now I know and this won't happen next time. and you live on you laugh and you ache and your forget, we all do. and another fall comes out of nowhere like the heat wave in the middle of a cold fall … Continue reading Surprise

Box That's just life, you say as you wrap things in old news paper, a constant movement we both smile. a constant movement. oh look, in June 7th 2001 a group of exotic birds escaped from the city zoo, I say looking at the old paper. I bet they didn't take any boxes with them, … Continue reading Box

Tired Heart still beating we lay side by side with the minimal touch of foot as if to say "Hey I like touching you, but it's too hot" that's ok we both give a little wiggle to our toes to confirm breathing sweaty tired heart slowing down you get up to drink water and I … Continue reading Tired

Dozen I fill my pockets with them 4 in my pants 6 in my jacket (4 in side, 2 in front) then I take 2 in my hat I never go out without poems I scatter them around as I make my rounds around the town one to the bartender one for the past lovers … Continue reading Dozen

Slow Slow down for a moment slow down yes yes like that can you hear? that's your heart beating the woodpecker behind the rib cage can you feel it? that's your breath the wind moving through your body going in and coming out let the sun speak to you let the wind touch you let … Continue reading Slow

Little Not the explosion of a start a billion light years away Not the battle of tectonic plates slaming against each other like angry rams Not when ocean open its mouth to take in the depressive cities maddened by productivity Nor god's death ah no no you know how to survive all these ah but … Continue reading Little

Big Not for the power not for the money not for the fame For everything that is big that is infinite The ocean The desert The sky The universe and Love. for everything that is ever expanding Everything reminds me how little I am. Peyman 10.21.16 Washington, D.C.