Filip
My body soft
vulnerable to the brittle boned
aches
to lend you shelter from arid attitudes
sun scorched sorrows
parched parchments of what was once
life blood
as if a body could.
My soul soaring
in sight of the peaceful plateau
hungers
to set hollow bones to flight
to supply deaf ears wings
to lift you from the dark cavity
as if a soul could.
But I cannot interpret the crags
of your mountainous silence
I can only feel what lies behind your eyes
I cannot understand a heart
bound in barbed wire
but I recall a mouth that refused to smile
I could not cradle bony feelings.
I am on my knees
confessing my inadequacy to spark
the vital flame mutated in you.
I confess my arrogance in believing
I am the one who can rescue
I am on my knees
I am on my knees
"Oh dry bones, hear the word of the Lord." (Ezekiel 37:4)
Copyright © Barbara Aquila | Year Posted 2018
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