sacrificial
saffron prayers persimmon
stories safekeep seed and semantics
rituals tight between shoulders as tilted
torso carries weight of those before.
displaced loss. infinite love.
under a paisley sky
i radiate ancestors
emanate brilliance raising
you to heal us all.
my sweet child –
inside my bones
a solstice surrenders the sun to you.
Shadi Eskandani 
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