Sit is taken from ‘The Sun Still Rises’, a beautiful collection of poetry by Munna Abdelhady. Growing up in Pennsylvania, being a woman of colour was unfamiliar but poetry gave Munna a voice when she felt
like she didn’t have one.
Boundaries
We come in and out of each other’s lives
Expecting a space for love and comfort for when we return
You return to the women
I return to the lonely
You come back this time
Claim that it is our time
I am your back up
Always there even when you lack compassion
Are you scared of compassion
Scared of giving yourself to others
Not everything can be on your terms
It is not love
It is not fair
You have no space this time
There is no more for you
I have given you all I could
There is nothing left for you
