Shadi Eskandani

Afterthought longing. desire. imperfect love. i want to love you in the moment. in between details. syncopated. raw. if i ask you, will you come?

December Sky winter has made it’s comeback. expected but never welcome. i am in bed,  sometime after 7 a.m., listening to the acceleration of cars outside my window. i can’t get out of bed. and i can’t sleep. i remember the dream i had, the one about s. his mother was there, we were standing under the shade of a tree. she asked if…

Homebound (vignettes)   she held my hand, squeezed it tightly. you know he is everywhere. I smiled and nodded. we then looked up at the biggest, brightest star I had ever seen. she began to dance in the desolate parking lot, looking up at the midnight sky. see how he moves with me? that’s my…

Promise of Something Good Wrote this in June, 2010. The beginnings of what has now become a state of war in certain neighbourhoods of this city. *** Dear friends and fam, These days it often takes something drastic for us to reach out to one another. Our busy minds and sore limbs make it difficult to…