Name: Muslim Woman
Duration: P00H01M24S
Description: "I am in Turkey, and I have been writing a poem a day since I've been here . . . I have been learning so much about culture . . . and I am processing things in my usual way, through poem." Hakim Bellamy

Muslim Woman

by Hakim Bellamy

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"I am in Turkey, and I have been writing a poem a day since I've been here . . . I have been learning so much about culture . . . and I am processing things in my usual way, through poem." Hakim Bellamy

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Muslim Woman - by hakim bellamy

The volcanoes
in her eyes
haven’t erupted in years.

Black as ash,
she is still smoking
as I stare into
her mouth.

She is cheek-to-cheek,
teeth that put the mystery
of her voice
behind bars.

Goddess playing waitress,
as our deities often do.

Pretending she belongs to me,
as my God often does.

She gave me her name
when I asked.

And I memorized it
like a scripture.

She gave me her hand
when I asked,

to see if our palms
were compatible enough
to make miracles
when pressed together.

Her hair
laid down her back
like a prayer mat.

Same color as her dormant eyes,
I bowed
at the altar of her.
Wondering what kind of sacrifice
would get her
to sleep with me,

to scream her name,
five times a day.

To ask for forgiveness,
five times a day,

until I make her my wife
and ascend
to heaven.

(c) Hakim Bellamy 23 June 2014

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released June 29, 2014
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