Poetry by Bev Fesharaki

Dan Keck CC




unconditional 

the people I love best
seize the moment
value spontaneity over ceremony
turn catastrophe into laughter 
and laugh from the belly

they tell the truth most of the time
hold my hand when it hurts
wait patiently for a new beginning

the people I love best
smile through angst 
share hope with the forlorn 
shrug at mistakes
and get up

they gain weight, lose face
go bankrupt and begin again
they smile under their umbrellas
and sob for no reason

the people I love best 
share their fragile stories
over and over and over
then  listen to mine 
until I’m done

they’re selfish with veggies
and generous with chocolate
they don't slap my hand when I reach 
for their obsession 

they get it and they give it away


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Bev Fesharaki is an educator and poet.  Her sobriety—impossible, easy, difficult or illusive has changed her life for the better.  She hopes to share her celebration and empathy through her poems.