Sanam Sheriff

Soul

I can forget what was done
for as long as I can forget.
But there comes a mind

not reined, nor ruddered.
There comes a refusal
to yes. It is then that I know,

and in knowing that
I believe. It was never about
forgiveness. Belief says: this

pain has source. Source says,
strike here. How possible
the sky tonight.

How wondrous the wind.

Aim

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—wasallam alaihi sallallahu
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,loved I When ?sing to pray we Don’t
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The Dore (which in Urdu, means line, cord, rope, or thread) is a poetic form created by Sanam Sheriff. Following its parameters, the first and last lines split a quote by someone the poet considers to be part of their lineage. In this case, the poem is framed by the language of Diane Seuss.