‘(in)sight’

For life to be seen fully,

of one’s two eyes,

one has to see death only

and at all times.

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‘aide-mémoire’

For our feeble feet’s purchase

on this slippery life

lessens with every

step we (don’t)

take, we must

learn how

to walk

.

Author Bio:

Shahryar Eskandari Zanjani is a writer, teacher, and editor. His debut book, English Phonetics and Phonology for Farsiphones, was published by Booka (2020). He has edited several books at ATU Press and is the translator of Zahhak’s Inferno (Markosia, 2024). Shahryar’s poetry has won second place in Nine Muses Review’s inaugural poetry contest. His work has also appeared in Willow Review, Sky Island Journal, and Raw Lit Magazine, among others. Shahryar lives in Tehran, Iran.