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Last Year

Samah Ayesha

i spent the better half of last yearstaring at the ceiling,watching it bend more crookedthe longer i looked.
but it wasn't just the ceilingit was the walls, the floor,maybe my footing,maybe my mindfrom being indoors too long.
each time i completed ablution,each time i laid down my mat to pray,it seemed off too.i checked the compass,adjusted,checked againbut the ma...