Imaan,
I’m standing here
by your work place
hoping that you’re there
I’m wearing the things you said
on my face
like they’re a prayer
you left me on a tight rope
between God and your father
& there’s not enough air
I know that you can’t hold me
but just hold me, like you want me,
like you lost for me,
I know
what I feel, I feel alone
Imaan, you’re grown
you can leave if you want
there is nowhere for me to go
Imaan, you hold
everything in your palm
Imaan
You say praying isn’t easy
and all the ways you need me
are from God
and all the ways you reach him are flawed
I know our families would never find their way
to the same living room,
all of these bloodlines, all of these costumes
I know that you can’t hold me
but just hold me
in some way
like you want me
like you lost me
Oh what I feel, I feel alone
Imaan, you’re grown
you can leave if you want
there is nowhere for me to go
Imaan, you hold
everything, everything, everything