By: Zahra Tootonsab “Now, Iran's nurses—the majority of whom are women—are among those bearing the worst of the brunt of U.S. sanctions.” – Negar Mortazavi For Yasamin Like this we inflame under the mass of pungent napes & land on hungry eyelids. We know this grief. Comes to us in seasons. Spring undoes your sewed face & cries blossom to new year celebrations. Are we prepared for the Persian New Year? To wreathe tables of rebirth & hide under the carapace of prosperity still