poem

poetry by SamiraSeptember 30, 2026

You built

This whole beautiful world For us to live in Play in Grow in And now We see As you fight for it How capacious And stunning The world you gave us Could possibly be Thank you Babajoon But we hope you know In all this splendor And beauty You are the most precious Gift of […]

poetry by SamiraJune 17, 2025

Sneakers in a plastic bag

Today I opened Instagram Saw explosions first Scrolling by Afraid My family is beneath the rubble On the other side Of that bomb I can’t look Because What I find Will prove Once and for all The fear I always had That in leaving that land In search of freedom Without realizing In our assimilation […]

poetry by SamiraOctober 19, 2024

North Star

She was A guiding light An ocean apart Yet hearts linked She built in all of us Brick by brick Her joy Her courage Her confidence Her smile She was our north star Her light Her laughter Her song Her spirit Guiding us Holding us Remembering us When they say shirezan Lioness They mean you […]

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 SamiraMay 1, 2024June 18, 2024

I wish for you

That when the bullies came for you You held the line And stepped into the power That the shewolves that came before you Granted you In your skin Your hair The texture of your flesh And that the only reason to ever look back from that line you held, was to see how far you’ve […]

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 SamiraJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020

I let you…

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

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 […]