Inscription

In loving memory of The Shah and His father

"I shall kiss my life goodbye,

 warm and full of hope,

 on the sands of summer,

to be the messenger of millions of smiles.

Summer will embrace me

 and Egypt will open its soil.

Time will die in me

 and I shall sleep in time.

My people will dance for joy at my death 

and their children will weep for me when it is too late.

In the last moments I heard their curse,

 in New York, before the eyes of all nations.

I know and can see the day,

 when future generations will restore

 my dignity,my pride,my legacy

 in front of my contemporaries.

Alas, the children whom I raised

with my tears and sweat,

curse me like this,

A devoted father I am

My once so called friends,

Kissinger and his fellas

My so called ally,

The two faced Jimmy Carter,

are calling me the flying Dutchman!

Silent they are, Iran is free today!

I was the beast, the mullahs are the angels!

The so called humanitarians,

Won't see the suffering of Iranians.

Selling America cheap oil,

Bringing my people reign of terror,

That's how the mullahs survive.

My fooled people are praying

For the so called savior to arrive.

I put my name,my legacy and tribe,

In the hands of history.

The history shall judge me

Through my actions, heritage"

Author's Note

26th and 27th of July, are the memorial days of the last two kings of Iran:Reza and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Founders of the New Iran.
It is the debt of all educated Iranians to pay respect to these men, as we were an ingratitude nation for them.

Reviews

[William Michael Reeves]

At first I thought that might be your family, but I looked closer and recognized the Shah and his wife from news reports. I loved your line 'time will die in me'. Poetic gold! His-story becomes your-story and in the end our-story. Nice tribute Nima.

[Nima.Hope]

Hello Bill🤞
This photo was taken a couple of days before Shah's death in 1980. 1980 was a horrible year. In September 22 of 1980, Iraq declared a surprise war on my country and the situation was terrible. Now the Ukrainian people at least have the support of people globally but at the time,we were such hated nation(especially after the infamous hostage). None of these catastrophe would happen if we were loyal to our king. That's why I respect that man very much. He was the Bruce Wayne but my people chose Joker......

[William Michael Reeves]

That would be frustrating to have history that doesn't reflect the will of a people. I suppose that could be said about all countries at some point in their past. Don't spend your 6 billion all at once over there. Save a little for the future.

[Nima.Hope]

The infamous 6 billion will be spend to kill more teenagers and to make deals with great powers to continue playing this filthy game of politics and show-off in front of the cameras. These so called Democrats like Baydn and Jimmy Carter have always benefited Mullahs and other lunatics of middle-east with the tradition of Hostages. It's a pity to see that such powerful country pay money for hostages........ History won't forget what heavy damages Democrats brought to the middle-east. They betrayed the Shah and supported Khomeini. They let Taliban rule over Afghanistan..... Trum was lunatic but at least he wasn't a hypocrite in my point of view man.

[emmajoygreen]

Few countries on this planet have deliberately eluded war, hatred and more. What has happened is history, , b oth scarring and bitter. But perhaps whichever faiths, Man has learned from disaster's retaliation, anguish and indignity? Learning via the past ignites hope for the future and when birdsong out-sings the sirens. Plus, Leaders rarely fight.

Thank you Nima, this is a courageous post. written by a courageous young man.

[Nima.Hope]

Hi dear Emma.
I agree. History is the key to the future.
The thing that pains most of Iranians is the fact that our King wanted us to be among the 10 top countries of the world in every feild including economic situation by the year 2000 but now? Look at us. We are refugees. We escape to England,to America, Even to Turkey(the country that was below us in economy in 1970). We betrayed our king.

[Soren]

An enlightening poem. I try to keep my eyes open to all stories in that I believe none. I have seen how history is written by the victor and how news distorts reality. Each person has their own perspective on what is true. I feel the pain and anguish of those that try to do what they think is right only to be vilified. This write is memorial and I particularly liked the formate being spoken in the first person. Well done my friend

[Nima.Hope]

Politics is the thing that affects our very little details of life. It's the bitter lesson we Iranians have learned from history, that the king we had was one of the best politicians of the world.
Thanks for stopping by 🌹