Clad in white
He kneels,
At the crowded corner
Of 79th and Madison Avenue
Facing East
Rug neatly laid out
Praying with a fervor
Seldom seen,
To as-Salam
His source of peace
Much
To the chagrin
Of a few Manhattanites
Passing by....
Staring,
Probably wondering:
Could he be a terrorist?
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