Crescent Moon

Collage by Vendi.

summer clarity
in the red sea
& and the crescent moon outside my window
& live music beating under my heels

‏cold figs
‏sweet distraction
21st-century idle girl
and her sweet destruction

you stole the moons light
how far i stray
longing for its return
like its name was my first word,

because it was
now, in my hand a glimmer
somewhere we can all be idle
we can all be superstars

‏that’s the promise
until then, im left with untied ends
and a disoriented gaze
so i found my body

a placeholder for something yet to come
an impulse towards wholeness
then all again,      all again
like a crescent moon ◆

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Mawadah Nofal is an Egyptian artist and writer. She is the founder of WarmBlue Collective, a Riyadh-based art collective and zine for WANA teens. She also writes a monthly column for Mathqaf called Mawadah fel Zaman, which explores art and art history in the region. Her work has been published in Rusted Radishes, Unootha Mag, and more. Find her on Instagram or wandering through an art museum.