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Rasool Yoonan was born in 1969 in Urmia, Iran. His first collection of poetry titled Good Day My Dear was published in 1998. His further collections include Concert in Hell, I Was a Bad Boy, Carrying the Piano Down from the Stairs of an Icy Hotel, and Be Careful; Ants Are Coming. With his poetry drenched in minimalism, suspense and wit, Yoonan is currently the most widely read living poet insid
We’re not supposed to stay here for good.
Stop thinking about the clouds.
Get up.
Let’s turn this bed into a boat.
We can make good sails out of your white blouse.
I know the sea is far away,
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Life required some craziness,
But we went too crazy.
They kicked us out of all cafes.
We went too crazy and forgot everything
except for how to laugh.
We laughed at everything,
and laughing became our job.
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The doves had started to fly.
We were ecstatic.
We wrote poems on peace,
but in the end,
started to fight over whose poem was more beautiful.
And the doves
returned to their nests in fear.
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