Holy Days, Holy Range.
I have a long timed romance with hip-hop that I will not get into here but has been the primary driver to why I write. Poetry, specifically.
During Ramadan, I find myself feeling more inspired and motivated. Besides the health benefits of fasting, I feel more connected to creative impulse and can often sense the scent of the Divine perfuming my work. It’s as if everything I create during this time exists in an orb containing the relationship between my work and my spirituality.
Before sitting to write this, I was reading and reflecting on the 99 Name of Allah. In Islam, God has attributes to describe his mercy, traits and station over His creation. These attributes present to me daily in the simplest of moments.
I was also inspired by the homie @GhaziGamali and his tape "Prosperous Leaps". The track "Deep Water" is what I'm reciting this poem "Holy Days, Holy Rage" upon.
Hope you all enjoy.