In stolen lands “the poppies blow”
Each Cross, Crescent, or Urn in row
That mark vicious deeds men began
Across the globe, in every span
“In Flanders Fields” examples glow
If one perished where bombs they throw
No matter they were friend or foe
Their virtue Prize, their violence ban
In stolen lands!
Lament, but no remembrance show
Taking up their quarrel forgo
As earth belongs to every clan
“The torch”, is just the vice of man
Poppies just keep the status quo
In stolen lands!
Sohrab Mosahebi (With the Penname-Spelling: “Sohrab mosaheB”) is an Iranian PhD student of Comparative Literature in Canada. His research is focused on Decolonisation, Critical Theory, and Politics of Language in Neoliberal culture, themes he carries into his creative works as well. He has been writing poetry in his mother tongue (Persian) since he was eight and started writing in English in the late 2010s. He has published two poetry collection in Persian and has also been published by North American Arts & Literary Magazines and Anthologies like Indolent Books, Empyrean, Poets’ Choice, Wandering Autumn, amongst others. In his spare time, he is a Persian Language and Literature teacher, and he plays musical instruments. A true epistemological decolonisation of global thought is Sohrab’s academic and artistic objective. His homepage is www.SohrabmosaheB.com and his social media handle is @SohrabmosaheB.