A Poem by Mahdi Ganjavi, Translated by Behnam M. Fomeshi
Translator’s Dedication Note:I dedicate this translation to Parnia Abbasi (2001–2025), an Iranian poet killed on 12 June 2025 in an Israeli strike on Tehran— one of the souls Israel refers to as “collateral damage.”*****I’m becoming “collateral damage”- I’m becoming “collateral damage”I’m dead—yet still queued for broadcast,especially during analysesthat weigh dried blood. Not big enough to make the headlines,not useless enoughfor…