Maziar Karim, Tehran, Iran
Dedicated to the brave men and women in Iran
it will break
sickle handle of gardening
that wants stems the thought
in the same size
we
although short
although high
We only want the brush of the wind of peace
and finger of freedoms
that never
it will not stroke a trigger
Maziar Karim is from Tehran, Iran. He holds an MS degree in Information Technology. He has been doing research in different fields of philosophy, psychology, philology, mythology and literature. His essays and books in these fields are forthcoming publication in both Persian and English. His work in America has appeared in different magazines such as Better Than Starbucks, DREGINALD, The Bookends Review, Gramma Poetry and Smithsonian Magazine and elsewhere. He is also a literature translator.