December 6, 2016
“Love without conditions, restrictions, or the expectation of being loved in return.”
Kamand Kojouri
Author: Dr Kamand Kojouri
Kamand Kojouri was born in Tehran, raised in Dubai and Toronto, and resides in England. She completed a creative writing PhD at Swansea University and currently teaches creative writing workshops.
December 6, 2016
“A negative outlook is dangerous. When you say, ‘It can’t get any worse!’ You are essentially challenging the universe to do exactly that.”
Kamand Kojouri
I WONDER
December 6, 2016
“I wonder
if you ever read my poems
and wish
they were written
for you.”Kamand Kojouri
WE DON’T FIND GOD
December 6, 2016
“We don’t find God
in temples and cathedrals.
We don’t find Her
by standing on a prayer rug
or sitting in a pew.
God appears when we love
—and we feel Her presence
when we help one another.
Because God is not found
in mosques and synagogues.
She resides in our hearts.”Kamand Kojouri
DIE
December 4, 2016
“Kamand,
die every day
so you remember
to live.”Kamand Kojouri
December 4, 2016
“Kiss your scars. Fall in love with them. They ought to serve as life-affirming reminders—a lingering trace of hope. The only reason we have these scars is because we survived and are still here.”
Kamand Kojouri
December 3, 2016
“Each of us is like all of us and like no one else.”
Kamand Kojouri
IN THE VERY END
December 3, 2016
“In the very end,
all we have left
to atone for
our faults
are words.”Kamand Kojouri
December 3, 2016
“If you can love one person, you can love everyone.”
Kamand Kojouri
THESE POEMS
December 3, 2016
“These poems are cups
that I pour my life into.
Here,
Drink!”Kamand Kojouri
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