Zein Sa'dedin

funeral for my mama

if i must
 
 in this i
 
 will bleed

lose the last
 
 of my tongue
 
 that mama
 
 can recognise
 
  i
 
  exhale

her name
 
 with an
 
 unrolled ’r’

limp

hanging in
 
 the back of
 
  my throat

i built
 
 an origami coffin
 

and buried

her
 
 soft pink

rosarybeads
 
 in our back
 
  yard

in this new
 
  language there
 
 is no space

for god liness

Zein Sa'dedin is a Jordanian poet by way of the University of East Anglia where she has recently completed her BA in English Literature and Creative Writing. Born and raised in Amman, Jordan, Zein is about to begin an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Her work has been featured in Undertow: the 2016 UEA Undergraduate Creative Writing Anthology and online at #NewWriting - www.newwriting.net.