This poem speaks to the weight of watching – the ache of witnessing suffering from a distance, unable to do more than bear witness. In “Despicable Us”, Sarah Shahzad traces the arc of a city under siege: the ash-covered faces...
Author - Sarah Shahzad
Some of the most crowded rooms are the loneliest places on earth. This original poem captures the raw, physical experience of social anxiety – the clammy hands, the hollow envy, the desperate wish to disappear even as a glittering crowd...
Wild rabbits are masters of patience. They wait — tucked deep in their underground burrows called warrens — until the world above feels safe again. This poem captures that delicate, cautious moment when a storm passes and a rabbit ventures out...
A special mark throughout my life, Alluding towards the direction I seek, The word that never fades, Even when gone astray, Years and months, stays by my side, Frequent tattle, it proves me right, Days to hours, a hope that stays, A voice that...
It scurries upon each tainted step, Countless of seeds sprung beneath its paws, Beckoning the way to its meal, Stirringly commends its scheme to await, Treacherous pounce from a rock to another, Claiming its place beneath the trees, A knowing...
Timely Passage A Haiku Poem Crossing in between, Roaring sounds beam light throughout, Passes just in time. By Sarah Shahzad, August 2024 About Timely Passage This haiku captures a moment of intense action and relief. The haiku begins...
Embrace of the Canopy Poem on Sloth and Nature Throws itself around on its tail, Trees wrapped between its globe, Shallow pools reflect in repeat It’s all it sees now, Dried up meadows, During the summer rays, The trees cool...
Slow sleek steps, Pounces on its paws, Snow-clad fur, Brushes off impatiently, Ears perk up, When squeals and squeaks are heard, Steady and slowly, Merges with the blanket beneath, Almost at ease, Confidently it please, Lowers...
Bits of pieces, Scattered around, To pick them up, is what must be done, Shifted about, The broom sweeps, What left underneath, Is none of my concern, Scoured away, Evanesced by each beating minute, Concealed far apart from my...
Haunted House, A Halloween Poem Curiosity led me somewhere new,A place that anyone hardly knew,The door with no locks or keys,Left open just for me to see,Creaking wooden planks,With each furniture spot blank,The cobwebs above the ceiling,That...