Eli Eli lama sabachthani. At the table of bread and love we shared Eli Eli lama sabachthani. In the garden of tears and futile prayers Eli Eli lama sabachthani On the soft lips of a betrayer friend Eli Eli lama sabachthani. Echoing in words drifting across a fire Eli Eli lama sabachthani. On the cuttingContinue reading “Eli Eli Lama Sabachtani”
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Your Name
If I wrote your name with water, and the sun snuck out to steal it. Will I see you in the rumbling storm, or a silver maned tumbling stream? If I whispered your name to the wind, and the seasons came to borrow it. Will I hear it in gentle whispering leaves, or a coolContinue reading “Your Name”
Mirror
Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who are you, walking down this hall? You say it’s you, but all I see is me. Tell me, what’s real and what’s mimicry. Was it you I saw a thousand times? Or simply my reflection, silent mimes? You say it’s you, but all I see is me. Escaping shatteredContinue reading “Mirror”
I Become
I hand you the things you robbed me of. I bow for you where you tore me down. I offer tears drawn by lashing words. I sacrifice the gifts angrily demanded. I embrace the unreasonable punishment. I become the thief, despot, tormentor. I become, I do, so we can both be free.