Editor’s note: During the month of ‘Ala’ a handful of writers collaborate to share one work for each day of the Fast.
Feeling Velvet
Let the ink of my tongue walk where it pleases
you,
And the words of my face become exactly how I
feel for you,
Let the hesitations in my fingers feel calm
with mention of Your name,
And the storm in every day stand
confidently—
sharing pleasurable steps alongside you,
Let the nakedness of my truth be
wrapped with plush velvet blankets of Your
sovereignty,
So I will rise without waking up today—
So be all my days as I think of you.
– Shadi Kafi