Nooj

Between my shadow and my soul

The Prayer Mat

A symbol
Of the mobility 
Of Faith
"All the world is
A place of prostration"
All spaces 
A place of 
Meditation

This simple piece
Of rectangular 
Cloth makes 
The world 
A home and a 
Remembrance

That night 
She had forgotten
In her haste 
To not lose
Time, Or receding 
Daylight 
This valuable 
Piece of cloth

And as her 
Head touched the
Wooden parquet floor
And the sun slowly subsided,
She hoped the Faith
In her heart 
Would spread
Like a carpet of 
Protection and comfort

This act, so reassuring,
Heartwarming,
Paradoxically,
Uplifting.