drums in the night: 2:15am in Maltepe

there it is
the drum beat
a reminder
to wake
to eat
before dawn
and for reasons
of my own
eat two eggs
fried sucuk
and bread
an atonement
for what I did
and didn’t do
a small offering
to whatever faith
I have

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