tenebrous

the devil wins
today
having turned the human forces
in the world
toward
death
humiliation of what’s good

even perfect
that traditions
say
came to save us from
ongoing
serpent
temptation
the twisting of what has been made
so good

bad
grotesque
the evil these point
toward has
won

without awareness
then
of three-day’s waiting time

the good is gone
or
must hide
surrender to new nothingness
of faith
and hope
and
love

c l couch


for Good (ironic) Friday

photo by Aleksei Agafonov on Unsplash