Munsif Husami
Munsif Husami is from New Brunswick (New Jersey) and has performed across the tri-state area. He started performing with the New Jersey Poetry Renaissance, and his work has featured on the PBS Documentary called Voices in the Garden scheduled for release in 2025. He writes about identity, mental health, immigration, social issues and culture. His first chapbook, titled Honey, I Met the Shrink, was published in 2023 by Two Key Customs. He has featured in Soup Can Magazine, NYU’s Aftab Magazine and Poetry As Promised and is currently working on his second book.
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Thundercat
I was in the living room of John's home at 147th St,
Never took the subway this far up north, but tonight is Desert Dwellers at Sony Hall and John and Lana promised to join.
As I wait for them to get ready, a wild Thor appears.
His 4 by 16 dimensions are perfect for this house.
As he crawls across crumbs on the cozy couch and peers out the window,
the golden hour decided to knight him as he is finally deemed worthy to
earn the title of a young lion.
I think that was the only time I met Thor before he died last spring.
John only found out after returning from a work trip.
They never tell humans about what happens when Gods die.
This lion went to the rainbow bridge one night, leaving behind nothing but his light,
Even though his orange fur will no longer meet our sight.
His subjects still wait around, but it seems that the price of being
King of the jungle is that sometimes, you live all nine lives at once.
And we spend our own life missing the majestic beast you used to be.