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I wanted an apology but then I realized that was never going to happen. It was then that I knew the real apology must co...
07/03/2026

I wanted an apology but then I realized that was never going to happen. It was then that I knew the real apology must come from myself for allowing it to happen to me. I'm so sorry.

06/28/2026

COMING HOME

Even angels can be cruel when necessary.
I met one once and she cut me down to size.
Later, I noticed her crying.

the water flowed into a stream
and her hands on her face in prayer
a glow surrounded her that covered her
like a veiled ballerina gown.

she looked away
and discovered herself
hidden deep inside
my own reflection.
where sharp words
carved out empty spaces.
where love flows
from wounds of old;
an endless inferno.

all it takes
is one gentle breeze
and flight becomes possible.
all it takes is one more love
and heaven comes home again.

THE STUPID GIRL KNEW SECRETSThe stupid girl knew her heart was a lonely foolbut she was smart enough to know the price t...
06/12/2026

THE STUPID GIRL KNEW SECRETS
The stupid girl knew her
heart was a lonely fool
but she was smart enough to know
the price they would pay was not enough
to foot the bill of those who came before.
not enough to leave mediocre behind...
who would be the one to rescue her from
the fire with a simple smile?

I write wordswhen there is somethingthat needs sayingwho caresabout the right words?who cares aboutthings like talent?wh...
06/07/2026

I write words
when there is something
that needs saying
who cares
about the right words?
who cares about
things like talent?
when a poem needs
to be born
there is no other way.
i must do what i do
to keep true.
who cares
what you think.
who cares
what you
say.

Of my main crimes in life? Having loved too much and dreamed too freely. The sole casualty? My own heart.
06/03/2026

Of my main crimes in life? Having loved too much and dreamed too freely. The sole casualty? My own heart.

I built a wallten meters highwire mesh atopmade with reinforced steel.How did you get in?Damn you, cupid.Why God?I was s...
05/30/2026

I built a wall
ten meters high
wire mesh atop
made with reinforced steel.
How did you get in?
Damn you, cupid.
Why God?
I was safe inside.
Sure it was stuffy, but
I was safe inside.
Ya (Allah)
sensed I was
miserable, didn't you?
What a fate!
Oh hell.
đź–Šxicanarose

I spilled mythoughts on pagelike blood on band aidyou laughed,walked awayand carried my dreamswith you.I ran the other w...
05/27/2026

I spilled my
thoughts on page
like blood on band aid
you laughed,
walked away
and carried my dreams
with you.
I ran the other way,
as fast as my breath,
using my tears
as fuel for
the next poem.
đź–ŠZahra Pilavdzic (Sept 2012)
Photo taken May 2012

She closed her eyesto pretendthat love wasnot a strangerbut a kissto remind herwhat warm really was.anger towards time.d...
05/26/2026

She closed her eyes
to pretend
that love was
not a stranger
but a kiss
to remind her
what warm really was.

anger towards time.
deserted by cupid.
love a memory and
poetry gone dry.

she made a pact
to decide
mistakes can be friendly
if only imagination
nothing to lose
just a scratch.
just a bruise.

đź–ŠZahra Zamorano
13 January, 2013

05/25/2026

if i could just
wrap you around me just once
This might make sense:
my heart.

if i could think
like you for one minute
this might make sense:
the world.

if my heart
knew your sense
this world would be
perfect.

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Si seulement je pouvais
vous envelopper autour de moi juste une fois
Cela pourrait donner un sens:
mon coeur.

Si seulement je pouvais
pense comme toi pendant une minute
ce qui pourrait donner un sens:
le monde.

si mon cœur
connaissait votre sens
ce monde serait
parfait.

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Si tan sĂłlo pudiera
te envuelva alrededor de mĂ­ una sola vez
Esto podrĂ­a tener sentido:
mi corazĂłn.

Si tan sĂłlo pudiera
pensar como usted por un minuto
esto podrĂ­a tener sentido:
el mundo.

si mi corazĂłn
sabĂ­a que su sentido
este mundo serĂ­a
perfecto.
đź–Šxicanarose

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