Lucky Charms wins hearts
tolerant menagerie
of “starved” frenemies

Lucky Charms wins hearts
tolerant menagerie
of “starved” frenemies

ugly sweater pup
ready for holiday fun
as long as there’s food


my teen girls cherish
our holiday traditions
cookies. candies. love.
never a year missed
as friends and family take turns
giving all colors.





my actor, artist
my sculptor, my filmmaker
my youngest daughter





top notch medicine
provided by his union
workers working win

voyeuristic youth
straining for hero worship
this day’s a lost cause

to be burned badly
leaves irreversible scars
i know this too well
reminders can burn
with each of love’s harsh seasons
oft without reason
so much lost from this
this me, trying to be good,
trying to please you
for a true friendship?
i would do anything, love.
offer everything.
but all of love’s views
have left me with rejection
(unforgivable)
the season has passed
i am nothing but a post
burned and scarred for life
teachers go crazy
with karaoke contests
between departments
Do refugees contribute to our society? You tell me.
This was Mohaddeseh’s FIRST oil painting. Her family had to leave a U.S.-instigated war in Afghanistan to try Iran, where they were ostracized, to Turkey, overburdened by refugees, and finally came here.
Look at this art. This art show, all the cultures and colors and beauty of the world.
This beautiful painting next to this beautiful human could be the world we live in.
Just put yourself here. There.
With us. #withrefugees