ramadan's greeting by Sanah Ahsan
In celebration of Ramadan, read Sanah Ahsan's evocative and rhythmic poem 'ramadan's greeting'.
we pluck the new moon / out of mecca’s sky a lottery ball / make a guessing / of gods plan / first fast will be Thursday / chuss me! / nah fam / Friday / you’ll see! / it comes when it comes / the day tall and endless / we empty our stomachs / our senses / restless / sexless whizzing ablutions / can we wash ourselves of ourselves / want to / no longer / want what we don’t get / wait / witness the greed growl / grumble / gratitude in the vacant gut / we greet the god that is / more god / than the god we greet / the wanting never wanes / desperate desire / for the sun to sleep / mosques sealed / so we meet in open mouths / at the date’s wrinkled skin / bursting under bite / sweetness floods into / us / like the quiet dark of dusk / shadowless / hungry eater / of light
