Equals Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Your skin
Sheep’s or wolves’

Your shelter
The eagles’ or crows’

Means nothing but useless
I am an Arian but anti-Arian
When it means racism and color
They’re worthless; meaningless

Be the wind
Ride the wave
(On the lakes, on the seas)
Move clouds in skies
Kiss the leaves on trees
And the sands in deserts
Watch camels, caravans

Open eyes to Andes
Africa, Asia
And the past; history

Live with youth and the old
In power and detained
Scholars and deprived

Now, maybe we can talk

Open mind, open heart, open eye

Equals