Poems

by Reza Mohammadi

You put artificial flowers in a silver-looking vase
beside a painting of a window,
and the sun revealed your smile as fake,
 
so you rested the mask of your beautiful face
on my chest - but hey, I love you, it's true,
and I love you with all of my heart.

The literal translation of this poem was made by Hamid Kabir

The final translated version of the poem is by Nick Laird

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