life

poetry by SamiraMay 3, 2024

Seen

He came to my office Sat in my chair Told me he loved me He was proud to be there My Dad is my hero One of the best So I’ll keep that memory Tied tight to my chest

poetry by SamiraApril 5, 2022

I miss you I’ve been missing you I had hope you’d come back That the anger would thaw That we’d get to hug And I’d hear you say “hey” In the way that you did Even when deep in pain And we’d started to walk Quietly back Toward each other Though gently So you wouldn’t […]

poetry by SamiraJanuary 29, 2022

Tired

Tired To my bones My pace Relentless My body Fatigued It is invisible So am I And that makes me all the more Tired.

poetry by SamiraSeptember 3, 2020September 3, 2020

A poem for our times

I feel tired We all do So I don’t call you out For the way you dismissed me Or the way I hurt Because we all hurt We’re all tired So let it be Let it rest Give some grace And do your best I feel tired We all do We all do We all […]

poetry by SamiraJune 16, 2020

Dreaming

Dear Education, I was a kid And you told me to dream As long as it fit Your mold Your idea Your restraints I was a teen And you told me I could be anything As long as it fit Your framework Your ideals Your restraints I was a young adult And you told me […]

poetry by SamiraJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020

I let you…

I let you lead me to think it was me That I was crazy Gaslit Aflame

poetry by SamiraOctober 21, 2019

Sameness on lock

We think our traumas Are the things That leave marks Big and violent We think our worlds Were fine The way they were Small and exclusive We think rebuilding Means fixing what was Going back to the what we know Familiar and comfortable What we don’t stop to think To realize Is our worlds The […]

Uncategorized by SamiraOctober 7, 2019October 7, 2019

Unruly, messy love

Don’t get it twisted I yell it, because I mean it Your job is not to change To mold To morph Your job is to love Love because of Love in spite of Love even though You don’t understand You can’t stand A future different from the one You were promised By your mind’s eye […]

poetry by SamiraFebruary 28, 2019

Curves

My curves And straight edges Once firm Sometimes soften My body sturdy My soul follows suit

poetry by SamiraJanuary 9, 2019January 9, 2019

Face cream

My mom mixed me this fancy lotion She took all her face creams Her favorite ones Mixed them all up In a fancy jar And gave them to me That was two years ago I use it sparingly So it lasts forever Like I hope she lasts forever Because I cannot bear to think of […]