“Shake the Dust”

-Anis Mojgani

Passionate People

I'm interested in sunsets and road trips and people who don't settle for the ordinary and those who believe in myths and magic I'm interested in the ocean not the shore and late-night phone calls discussing life and death and everything in between I'm interested in conversations that discuss the characters in books in such a...

Countdown

He's in his grave it's Peaceful and silent It's not as scary as theyTold him it would beHe's 77 and he Wonders if her soul is what's making the starsshine as he sheds his tearsHe's 60 and he's Right there beside herGazing into her beautiful Face which seems unmovedBy time to him, she wakes up...

Upwards

And I glanced upwards then I decided to contemplate more and more Until I couldn't feel time moving and it was just my eyes and the sky so powerfully connected   Those millions of worlds above me remind me of the significance of us, right here, the infinitesimal Because there is a heart right here...

To: The Light

Whose story would I tell you now? No one you know, or maybe yourself, and sometimes I don’t even know: He was standing on the stage trying to adjust his microphone for a very long time with intervals of annoying beeping of his microphone, so I got distracted for a long time thinking about the...

Your Heart

It’s ok to linger in the hallways where the monsters resurrect and the little girl inside you cries. I know I illuminate your shadows But, my God, there’s a corner in the depth of your mind that’s dark and haunted You’re shaking, you’re getting cold feet because the hallways you’re walking are too silent so...

My Humble Letter

You deserve to be happy You deserve to breathe in the sunlight You deserves colors, flowers and light You should know that your mistakes don’t define you; they are nothing but forgotten past You should learn to let go Let go of everything that weighs you down You are better than this, you will not...

Stand Still

Stand still Feet buried in sand, deep like a statue   Stand still tidal waves will come crashing but you will not drown   © 2014 ALIA SULTAN  

Mirror, Mirror

On top of the hill where greens howl in twilight You lay where fields of purple are in sight   Crickets sing from afar But there is silence in your head and dewdrops in your heart   You are An island harshly separated Falling into an abyss, head down mirrors flicker and your name echoes eternally  ...

The Axis

Your words echoed in my head You said you were going to find me I did not hear your words Yet your silhouette sinked in my head And seeped inside my blood     You said I'd recognize you when I see you And I'd hear you whisper inside my head when it's crowded You'd call...