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the spoken word

I feel, therefore I am.
I think, therefore I am.
I dream, therefore I am.

then I write it all out,
from pen to paper,
from me to me,
then from me to you.

my feelings are my muse,
I conceive pieces with the beat of my heart,
then birth them with the fire of my voice.

norouz
norouz
Ayla VejdaniMarch 29, 2024
pardis
pardis
Ayla VejdaniMarch 15, 2024
we have all the time in the world
we have all the time in the world
Ayla VejdaniFebruary 22, 2024
handle with care
handle with care
Ayla VejdaniJanuary 18, 2024
daydreams
daydreams
Ayla VejdaniJanuary 18, 2024
house a home
house a home
Ayla VejdaniJanuary 18, 2024
A Free Palestine
A Free Palestine
Ayla VejdaniJanuary 18, 2024
The Medicine
The Medicine
Ayla VejdaniJanuary 16, 2024
Offerings
Offerings
Ayla VejdaniJanuary 16, 2024
Lucky
Lucky
Ayla VejdaniJanuary 16, 2024
Surprise Me
Surprise Me
Ayla VejdaniJuly 24, 2023
Feed it Grace
Feed it Grace
Ayla VejdaniJuly 24, 2023
Magic Shadows
Magic Shadows
Ayla VejdaniJuly 24, 2023
Pave Your Own
Pave Your Own
Ayla VejdaniJuly 24, 2023
Freedom Remembered
Freedom Remembered
Ayla VejdaniJuly 24, 2023
Chrysalis
Chrysalis
Ayla VejdaniJuly 24, 2023
Yalda
Yalda
Ayla VejdaniDecember 21, 2022
Lucky
Lucky
Ayla VejdaniNovember 27, 2022
Teach Each Other
Teach Each Other
Ayla VejdaniAugust 14, 2022
Closing Prayer
Closing Prayer
Ayla VejdaniNovember 12, 2021
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To @saharg

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