I walk quickly inside a lantern’s wall
my own fingers struck one hundred matches to the flame
Welcome and please remember your Islamic hijab
Author: Lisa Sultani
Lisa Sultani earned her MA in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She now lives in Atlanta, which she likely doesn't take advantage of. Her poems are included or forthcoming in Delta Poetry Review, CERASUS, J Journal and The Talon Review, among others.