Books Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Books

Recalling is easy!
Lights are off
And the seats almost filled
-all of us are ordered to be there
-they see us physically
-we are far mentally
Speaker feels like shah
-is drowned in his talk…
-he repeats same old shit
-of shah and our leader
-being best…

We were young and aware
-most of us were against
-to point of killing that bastard…
-never gave them ears…
In charge of buying books
Was ordered…
-must bring them here…
-should be checked and confirmed!
Could they read my reply?
-I kept them in my eyes
-you B. S…
-now on Ideas
-CBC
-they talk of dictator
-Stalin
-and somehow of Putin…
The whole show is funny
-though true most of it
-one-sided…
Fighting live
-and being there alive
-is never the same as
-speaking when afar
Books I bought in Iran
-in shah's time
-VHS that I sent
On brutal Putin
Do differ from shit
Aired by this radio…