as Golgotha at home
vicarious
surrogate
the pain of God
on
Calvary
and so take on the unsaving burdens
of the world
without
perhaps the world asking
in fact
the world go so far as to realize the killing
whose pain to
bear
and should I ask to move away
the suffering
like the onerous
stone
each day
and should I ask hers even more
to go
though it’s false-brave of me to say
and yet
the sacrifice was there
and
does it mean
refer to and change
both kinds of pain
the body’s
and the spirit’s
and
I don’t know
but heal her
please
and then may I ask
heal me
c l couch
photo by Sandy Kumar on Unsplash
Waiting the Hour
I used to swim a lot
Back and forth across the pool
Down to the bottom, where
There was clarity up-close
I learned the different strokes
And what was then
Life-saving
I’m unsure how that’s changed,
What’s preferred about
Administering the kiss of life
And such
Eventually, I would tire
But there was such a store
To keep me going then
To bring me back next day
Heat in the air, cold water
The extremes were not the issues
I’m only sick
I will recover,
Which means I’m overdoing
Over-something
When I’m better I’ll, you know,
Test the waters
C L Couch
Photo by Zbysiu Rodak on Unsplash
Calle de San Andrés, Golf del Sur, Spain
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