Your Love was never
one or the other—
It was bull, bullfighter
and bloody cape,
all twisting in the wind.
About the Author:
Yahia Lababidi (@YahiaLababidi), Egyptian American, is the author of seven critically-acclaimed books of poetry and prose. His latest book is Where Epics Fail: Meditations to Live By.
month of quiet strength
and loud weaknesses
The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...
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The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...
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I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...
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