Bayadir Mohamed-Osman

Bayadir Mohamed-Osman is a Sudanese American public health professional, poet, and community organizer based in Maryland. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Public Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School. Currently, she provides young adults with disabilities professional development and supports meaningful employment. She has performed in Philly, Denver, Dallas, and Los Angeles to name a few cities. Her poetry examines her intersectional identity as a Black Muslim Sudanese woman. She uses her platform and voice to advocate for marginalized communities and her home country Sudan.

 Connection

Talking to God been so hard
I don’t know if I’m asking for

Help or an apology

It’s hard to live for Him
When some days i do not
have a will to live

God, forgive me for not
Loving everything about this life

There isn’t a gift receipt
I cannot return this.

I told Mazin 2019
Making Duaas have gotten harder

Before I can speak to Him
I got to shut my anxiety first 

Anxiety has made my calls
To Him poor connection

Have you ever tried talking
In a loud room

Have you

I know He hears me
Regardless

They say meditate
Just sit

Talk to Him
Listen

But I cannot hear Him
Some days
Over the loud drums

They say follow the signs
Your gut
Your instinct

But in an anxious mind
Everything is scary
And loud

And Gods grace
Is disguised