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A One Thousand and One Moonlit Night

-Halima Ahmad Image CrĂ©dit: Julissa Santana Once upon a moonlit night,a whisper on her tongue, a wish, a fleeting fancy, sweet and young. In chambers draped with moonlit silk, she lies, Takitse, with fire in her eyes. To hold her breath, a captive of the night, and steal a moment, bathe in silver light. A harem’s secrets, her only shield, as dawn’s first light threatened … Continue reading A One Thousand and One Moonlit Night

The Aura Of You

Image credit: Evie.S/unsplash Your aura teaches a boy how to blossom into a flower,  how to wear a new form—one as soft as the body of water.  This boy,  once solid, has become  a tender delicacy,  yearning for your taste.  Once fierce,   now still.  Once astray,  now on track. Say, I detach myself from this lion’s fur to become a dove, to lay in the cradle arms of love,  and call you … Continue reading The Aura Of You