Thawra
be lucid in the night & think it as
smear of honey on fresh bread/ so
soon the slamming of fajr’s window/
so soon those who accuse the
sufferers of not calling upon God
turn away as light shines
on the darkened forehead/ so be still the
tongue/ be biting the flesh/ do not
find romantic the resistance of
youth/ do not find romantic
the chanting child in the street/ be
with God as The Call from throat to
ear &
paint the sky
blue
Fatima Elbadri is a Sudanese-American writer whose work includes themes of culture and communal experience. Her writing can be found or is forthcoming in The Passionfruit Review, Kalahari Review, Rowayat, and elsewhere.
The Marbled Sigh 