I'm walking down the hallway and I see a stairway
I go up the stairs and there are kids everywhere
I pass a friend and say hi
I pass a door and I hear someone saying bye
I walk as fast as I can to get to my next class without getting hit by
I pass so many faces,some acting crazy and some just expressionless
I look for someone I know
I finally reach the class, i sit,the door closes
I don't see those faces anymore, only the ones in the class
The bell rings,the day has just begun

Lucky you were born that far away so
We could both make fun of distance
Lucky that i love a forein land for
The lucky fact of your existence

Baby i would climb the Andes solely
To count the freckles on your body
Never could imagine there were only
Ten million ways to love somebody

Le do le le le le, le do le le le le
Can't you see
I'm at your feet

Whenever,wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

Therover,hereunder
You'll never have to wonder
We can always play by ear
And that's the deal my dear

Lucky that my lips not only mumble
They spill kisses like a fountain
Lucky that my breasts are small and humble
So you don't confuse them with mountains
Lucky i have strong legs like my mother
To run for cover when i need it
And these two eyes that for no other
The day you leave will cry a river
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How many days have gone by?
with me not noticing why?
How many days have gone by
With me not willing hard to try?
How many memories did i leave behind?
Stories,dreams,wishes that i can't find
How many more days are left?
How many more chances do i get?
Will the dreams that never came true,come true now?
Will the things i was hoping for happen?
How many days have gone by
With me not even noticing why?

Dreams and dreams,where you want to be forever
It can last long but not forever
You cannot escape,you cannot leave
It's where you want to be or where you don't want to be
It's strange,it's different,it's weird and it's reverent
It's a whole new place,it's a whole different space
It is endless in your thoughts,it is marvelous in your heart
It is like a web with no spider,like a bottle with no cider
It can have meaning or it can be strange
It is your thought at that very moment

I don't want to be afraid
Of the darkness or the night
I don't want to be afraid
Of the morning and its light
I don't want to be afraid
Of the silent moon,up there so bright
I don't want to be afraid
Of today or tomorrow's games
I don't want to be afraid
Of mysterys coming by everynight
I don't want to be afraid
Of anything or of night

I wish to escape,to fly away
To be else where,somewhere far away
I wish to be alone,somewhere,in the distance
To be away from the tears of sky
From the roar of thunder
I wish to be anywhere,but here
To be someone I never was
To be someone whom no one was
I wish to be a bird,so I can fly up high
To be in sky,and to be above
I wish to go faraway,where no one cares
Where no one looks,or no one stares
Where there is peace and there is hope
To be free from everything,just everything
I wish to be way up high,where no one sees
All i'll hear would be the laughter of sun
I wish to find myself
And who I really am
To be away,far far away

If I forget the past

And stay with the present

Maybe the longer it can last

If I forget the present

And live with the past

Then it might not be as pleasant

Though if I live the future

And live with my hopes

I might not see the new feature

So I might as well stay right here

And live my life the way it is now

And perhaps look for future with more desire.

I am me,just me and not you
I am me,myself and not you
I am me,can't change,it's just me
I am me,my whole body,my whole soul
I am me,who takes a space of this world
I am me,who walks among millions of others
I am me,who is one and only one,not many,not you
I am me,who thinks like me,who talks and laughs,not like you
I am me,with just one soul,with just one brain
I am me,not you,just ME

I am silent,I am still
I hear sounds and see the trees
I am silent,I am still
The pencil is moving across this field
I am silent,I am still
There is not a single speaken word
There is no movement,nor a sound
Only the pencil moving across this field

I wish I could fly
Through mountains and the sky
I wish so much to be away
From this planet for once
Just once,to see somewhere other than here
If only I could fly,if only I could fly
Maybe it would be a pleasure
For me to find a treasure
Something unbelievable,something unforgettable
A memory of a different place
A memory of a journey through space

O, Christmas has come
O, how it is precious fun
O, new year has finally come
I want to see the world
I want to be new
O, Christmas has come
O, Christmas has come

Sitting on a piece of wood,
staring out in the fog,
I'm going through my childhood.

When I was a little girl,
growing up in the city of Tehran,
I didn't know what life was.

As I grew older and saw the faces,
I realized it was just a fuzz.
Faces told me different things
emotions mixed with thoughts
Had no clue what life brings.

Crossing the Atlantic,
I moved to a different life
Faces changed along with dreams
I no longer knew who I was.
Time was flying fast,
memories were no longer near
the world was turning in full blast.

Before I can close my eyes,
I think of what tomorrow does
another mystery, yet another pause.
Or what if tomorrow never comes?

As I'm ready to fall asleep
worries are gathered around my brain
having a feast of their own,
my desire for a new start slowly fades.

My eyes are now tightly shut
I have said good-bye to my finished day
soon I will have a dream,
from everything that has ever happened,
brightly in a gleam.

We are the puppets,
they are the owners
who move us around
and pretend to give us
what we want.

They start a war
they shoot innocents
they hang
they kill
they do whatever it takes
to keep their power.

We hear
we watch
we let them
move us around.

I am not shy
I have something to say,
I can be quiet but
I have something to say.

Words are really powerful,
they can hurt
they can heal
they give us something to feel.

I like to say what's on my mind,
express,
but cannot find the right words
Within my mind.

Let me think,
Let me make up my mind,
I am not shy
I have something to say.

I don't want to be the only one
on the foggy roads
silently walking
with no destination in mind.

I don't want to be the only one
looking up at a cloudy sky
thinking why no rain comes by
and staring at nothing but
clouds so high.

I don't want to be the only one
walking down a hallway
where there is silence
in the air
and nothing to excite me
while I glare.

A traveler walked
in the desert, lonely and tired
from day to night.
He looked for answers,
for a spirit that would guide him.
By evening
his body was sore,
by night,
he had found something:
his identity.

Mirth is a Peacock

Mirth is a peacock
It has beauty-
It has pleasure-
Ah, too, it has a treasure.

1:00-1:30

Time goes by so slowly
that I am suddenly aware
of every breath I take.
I am aware of every movement
followed by every sound,
yet I am beginning to fall asleep
within my own breath.
If I could I would change time
but I am powerless over time.
And sadly time has power over me.

I am waiting for a change
for excitement
and love.
I am waiting for someone
to finally notice me,
my talent and personality.
I am waiting for tomorrow
to be the day I rush
through the crowd
to get to you.
I am waiting
for my wings to open
and my soul to fly.
I am waiting for nothing
to turn into something
and for something to
be everything.

Stop dreaming,
the world is reality
not a dream.
Stop dreaming
for tomorrow to
mean more than it should.
Stop dreaming
for love when you
don't know what it means.
Stop dreaming
for happiness to
knock on your door
while sadness is
already inside.
Stop dreaming,
dreams aren't real.

With only one chance to live
why not smile and believe
that something extraordinary
could happen.
Why not forget the worries
and forget the pain
and focus only on the spring breez.
Why not stop waiting
for a reason to make us smile,
why not smile even when it is raining.
We only live once
to make our dreams come true
so let it be with a smile
and not with a frown.

I had a dream of you
Lying by my side
Whispering softly
With a smile you couldn't hide.

I had a dream of you
Kissing me under the night sky
Holding my hands close to your face
In a way that made me wonder why.

I had a dream of you
Embracing me while I cried
When I was upset
For the fact that you had lied.

I had a dream of you
Leaving me in the rain
Saying good-bye
While I dealt with so much pain.

I had a dream of you
One last time
Before reality hit me
That you were mine

My eyes are open
To see what they missed
In four years.

They missed the traffic
The mountains
And the familiar faces

My ears listen
To hear what they missed
In four years.

They missed the birds
The cars
And the voices of many

My lips had forgotten
The delicious taste of
Ice-cream

My hands missed the handles
Of taxies and the key
To my unforgotten house

I missed a lot of things
While I was away
But I didn’t forget a thing.

Even though the sky is not clear blue
Even though there is smoke and pollution
I still love it

Even though the roads seem endless
Even though the view is not crystal
I still love it

Even though the choices are little
Even though freedom is not a word
I still love it

Even though women are not given enough
Even though humanity is forgotten
I still love it

Even though there is no way beyond the mountains
Even though people are just characters without destiny
I still love it

With all it?s problems
With all it?s endless fallacies
I love it ?cause it?s part of me

I can?t change a thing
I can?t always be disappointed
So I have to love it

Imagine an ocean
With its waves
And the sound it makes

Imagine a child
Running through the wind
And laughing out loud

Imagine a place
Where you could walk into
And let your dreams come true

Imagine a place
Where nothing surrounds you
Just you and your soul

Imagine a world of freedom
And a world full of pleasure
With justice and peace

Now stop imagining and think of reality. If you’re near the ocean, can you get rid of all your thoughts so you can only hear the waves? Can you understand the laughter of a child and think of the importance of happiness? Can you get to all of your dreams? Can you be left only by your soul and no other being? Can you see a world of freedom with justice and peace?
Sometimes imagination works, sometimes reality won’t let it work. Either way we have to lead a life. Each one us holds something big on the way. Each one of us is capable of making a difference. We have to accept ourselves and our neighbors. We have to accept reality.

There is not laughter in everybody's house
There is not joy in everybody's life
There is not happiness in everybody's book

Some things are reachable
Some things are not
Some things are there
Some things are not

Sometimes there is joy
Sometimes there is pain
Sometimes life is just very vain

There is not freedom in everybody's world
There is not love in everybody's life
There is not kindness in everybody's world

The world is not beautiful to everybody's eyes
The world is not round to even those who seem wise
The world is not beautiful to everyone, and is full of lies

Mom, I love you
because you give
me strength and
you make me
alive.

Mom, I love you
because you give
me a reason to
smile and look
for tomorrow.

Mom, what would
I do without your
arms embracing
me?

How would I go on
without you telling
me to believe me
in myself?

Mom, I need you
always. I need your
smile and your sweet
words to keep me alive.

Mom, I love you.

Me

I was born on
December 16th.
I've lived two very
different lives. I love
life because it is full
of greatness. If I believe
it is beautiful, it is beautiful.

I've made mistakes, just
like anyone else.
I've lost myself before, just
like anyone else would.
I've learned to love.
I've learned to respect.
I've learned that freedom
is something special. I've
learned that it's okay to
make mistakes and it is okay
to be wrong.

I don't like war.
I don't like hatred.
I don't like it when
people judge me by
my quietness. I don't
like it when they don't
pronounce my name right.
I don't like the fact that there
is still discrimination and hate.
I don't like inhumanity.

I'm still learning.
I'm still waiting
to find answers.
I'm still trying to
understand myself.
I'm trying to be me.
I'm trying to figure
out what my life is
supposed to mean.

"The Road not Taken" by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
and having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing who way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling theis with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roades diverged in a wood, and I_
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

I was awakened and it was sudden,
I had many thoughts, non pleasant,
I dragged my body out of bed
There was no choice, and nothing had to be said.

The wind was blowing outside,
I had no desire whatsoever
My mind was windy too,
I had to let go, I knew.

With all my carelessness
And the unpleasantness,
The sky remained a gorgeous pink,
Which made me realize_

No matter how I feel, the day will
Carry on; it will be rainy, cold,
And windy too.
So I made a wish.

I wished to be far from
My bedroom, out where
The sun would rise, and where
The birds would sing in disguise.

I would be alone, yet free.
Nothing to think about, nothing
To be ashamed of, just freedom.
But that was just a wish.

Maybe the day won?t be unpleasant.
Maybe things will go well, and maybe
My eyes will see
all the good things that surrounded me.

I want to fly away
just for a while,
I want to take the
road to sky.

I want to fly away
and be a feather
that falls slowly
down to earth.

I want to fly away
from home
just for while,
and I want to disappear.

I want to fly away,
but I have no wings,
no power to release
my soul.

Yesterday was Mother's day.
I don't know how mothers do it.
How they raise their children,
watch them grow,
watch them fail and succeed,
I think mothers have special gifts
they know certain things
they have a key to certain doors
they get tired but they can't let their children go
They give their whole heart to love
They have a certain presence that permeates the atmosphere with love
Mothers are angels in disguise, they're heavenly creatures,
All we are, we owe it to them

We are trapped in time
When we are young
And thinking tomorrow will
Never come

We are trapped in time
When we are young
And wishing we were 21
Instead of 16 and no destination

We are trapped in time
When we are sitting on the back seat
Watching the clouds
Counting raindrops

We are trapped in time
Counting infinite days
Until we are old enough
To hold our own car keys

We are trapped in time
When we are young
Everything is so out of reach
And we feel trapped inside, trapped in time

I want to make an early happy birthday notice to the dearest person in my life
This girl came back into my life after five years.
While I was here in America, this beautiful girl who is also my sister, was in Iran with my brother.
She finally came last March.
And changed my life forever.
I can never thank her enough for being truly an amazing sister,woman, and friend.
(her b-day is Nov. 12)
To my sister, my angel ( my fereshteh)

With you by my side, life has become more beautiful and more meaningful than I’ve ever known it to be
You are the star that always watches over me
You are my most beautiful memory of life
I found my true happiness when you came back to me
I love you with all my heart for ever and for always
You are a caregiver, a best friend, the epitome of a woman
You are my sister, my best friend, my everything
It is people like you who make this world beautiful, who make life worth living
Thank you for being there for me, for loving me, holding me, giving me all I need, helping me, believing in me
Thank you for being who you are,
With this birthday,
you will only become wiser, more experienced, more powerful and more beautiful
I love you to death sweet girl
Your name is tattooed to my heart.
Loving you always,
Your little sister who is so lucky to have you,
Lili