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in rhythms of poetry

Maryam Obeyd

How do I put into words,

What you could not say?

You tell me to sing it through poetry.

Wonders of what your last breaths were like,

When you went with the land.

On your own accord, I say,

and flowing free.

I write in rhythms of poetry. .


The injustice bridges me back.

What does your voice sound like?

As you hum lullabies of love,

In the early morning breeze.

Landing on my braided hair, I say.

Tempo to fill the space of longing,

solid, flowing free.

I write in rhythms of poetry. .


Surrender to the mysteries,

As the words come through more clearly.

Ascension of what you say,

Sings through my veins.

Grounded and ever present,

Weaving love and faith.

So we release and trust the space,

connected, flowing free.

I write in rhythms of poetry. .

"What else can you do, when your stage is ember
and your audience is rifle?
You had to do this —
to write poetry with the tip of flame
and set fire to your fear and silence."

Sherko Bekas
Poet and Activist

© 2024 Maryam Obeyd (she/her), MA, LMFT #139072

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My office locations:

 

2900 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626

19712 MacArthur Blvd. Irvine, CA 92612

 

Surrounding Newport Beach, Orange, Irvine, Tustin, Huntington Beach,

Seal Beach, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, California.

My offices are accessible from the 55 freeway and 405 freeway.

My office is located on the homelands of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples.

This recognition is an expression of gratitude  is intended to honor the indigenous people who have been living and working on this land from time immemorial. The website Native Land helps identify the land of indigenous people from around the world, wherever you might be located. Click here for more information.

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