Coming back to your poem here, I liked the transition from “reaching places like Africa, lagoons” to “reaching God”. It was abrupt but the connections intended were made quite smoothly although I feel there was something missing here.

How do we get from where we
are to where we aren’t?

From our circumscribed mortal being to
full flight before God’s endlessly

Can’t point out what exactly it is thought but something….

I still have to digest the ending a bit…If I had anything worthwhile to contribute after fully understanding this piece, I will post a comment here inshaAllah.

Keep it up inshaAllah.

take care
Assalam-u-alaikum

What a pleasant piece of prose to wake up to. You truly have the gift my friend. I look forward to more. My Allah continue to expand your breast.

- M