One Poem by Ismail Yusuf Olumoh 

each day the sky gown quintuples,

i begin everything with an incantation:

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.

& bear witness that He is holy.

tent my hands behind my shoulders

& brazen it to the qibla—

a cipher to God’s alcove.

how do i do that? i damp my skin

& wear another colour of faith

like chameleon—we call it rebirth.

i mutter again, Allahu Akbar.

& nestling my hands on patella—

we call it gratitude. afterward,

i prostrate on seven bones.

speak to God when my forehead

& nose kiss the ground.

that is an easy way to tap grace.

i end everything here with ellipsis;

Peace be upon you…

the lines in my fingers are God’s name,

reincarnate into abacus counting

His grace & benisons.

grace does not stop there.

my hands relish something magical.

i hold this scripture & the bracket

of my mouth unclosed. my tongue

tails a verse “and has turned to you

in forgiveness, so recite what is easy

[for you] of the Qur’an.”

that is another way to tap grace.

Contributors Bio

Ismail Yusuf Olumoh is a Nigerian creative writer and teacher, poet, spoken word artiste, graphics designer, content creator, and video editor. His works are published and forthcoming in Nantygreens, Feversofthemind, Festivalforpoetry, De-Curated, Synchronized Chaos, Arkorewrites, Williwash, World Planet Anthology, and Al-Mir’aatuh Magazine. He writes from Ilorin, Kwara State. When he is not writing, he enjoys reading and cooking.

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