Poem for Hurriyah: The Comforter
Who is this woman
who comes to me
out of darkness
crying in the name of Allah
for me to comfort her
I have seen her before
in my dreams
I have seen her
walking through snow
eating fruit where hot winds blow
here you are again
you want my love and mercy
Here!
Do not thank me
Thank God/Allah: We feed you for Allah's pleasure only
we desire from you neither reward nor thanks!
Thank God
I am His servant
I saw you in the fog
were you man or woman
you did not know
now you know
but do not act
even the moon submits
to the morning sun
Where are you in the circle of time
Dry your eyes sweet woman
Let me rock your soul
With my Father's hands
Come
I will not be here long.
--Marvin X
from Fly to Allah, poems, Marvin X, 1967.![]()
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Who is this woman
who comes to me
out of darkness
crying in the name of Allah
for me to comfort her
I have seen her before
in my dreams
I have seen her
walking through snow
eating fruit where hot winds blow
here you are again
you want my love and mercy
Here!
Do not thank me
Thank God/Allah: We feed you for Allah's pleasure only
we desire from you neither reward nor thanks!
Thank God
I am His servant
I saw you in the fog
were you man or woman
you did not know
now you know
but do not act
even the moon submits
to the morning sun
Where are you in the circle of time
Dry your eyes sweet woman
Let me rock your soul
With my Father's hands
Come
I will not be here long.
--Marvin X
from Fly to Allah, poems, Marvin X, 1967.
Ethna X. Wyatt, aka Hurriyah Asar, Queen of San Francisco's Black Arts West Theatre and the Black House. She will attend the Black Love Lives Conference with her friend of 47 years, Marvin X.
This photo appeared in Black Dialogue Magazine, San Francisco, 1966
