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1 min readOct 9, 2020

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Emirati Guard Tower by Mohmed Ismail

The Cave

Each week

I start

With the sleepers.

Steadfast and sure of their faith

They ran away to be safe

“Lord, shower up us with your mercy,” they prayed.

Into a deep sleep, they fell

As a sign to all of the world,

There is life after death.

One that only Allah knows best.

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Maryam Ismail
Maryam Ismail

Written by Maryam Ismail

New School for Social Research Alum, MA in Sociology and Historical Studies.