Damazine – Veil – Leila A. Fortier

Veil
Leila A. Fortier – Japan

Be
That
Veil that
Restores and
Covets my virtue—
The fine woven thread
Of my miraculous rebirth—
Be that cloth that conceals
And protects me—Both
Maker and keeper
Of my newfound humility—
That my eyes now speak a thousand words
Unheard within this silence … the first of which is gratitude.

Leila A. Fortier is an American citizen currently residing in Okinawa, Japan, with her husband and 14-year-old son. Her work has most recently been accepted by The Sage of Consciousness Literary Review, and she is the author of Metanoia's Revelation through iUniverse. Her writing is heavily influenced by Muslim faith and culture.