Kneading Truth

He saw her clear and true But went headlong into the rain Showing out his acquired skill Against all the elements of leveled pain She held her baby with special needs As TRUTH held innocence in her gaze Mama instructed TRUTH how to behave In order to make the journey through the maze He fell upon the cement boundary Angered, enraged that he'd been seen He ran after the one who stood in TRUTH Grabbing and pushing the growing knead She sat alone, in privacy Letting out her treasured blessing She sensed TRUTH in the silence And laid hold of her left arm for the sins that needed confessing He peered at her in terror As he pulled against the chain around his neck The fear consumed him like fire Choking him in sorrow and regret Sitting in a crowd of searchers Desiring to know what they can't perceive Fighting against the TRUTH they can NOT bake In fury, they get up to leave ...LOVE Written by Trudy Schrader on 12-08-2022