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Holy Saturday

Jesus and I are really similar     because I too  cried when I prayed on Good Friday     I cry every time I try to pray.  cry when I even think of prayer, try to reach out to a hand I have always found extended.     When I tried to wish a friend happy easter. All I found were tears.  can’t find rest here; Good Friday doesn’t feel right. Easter feels worse. Saturday is all I’ve got.       How can I celebrate death’s destruction when I’m still in the grave? can’t find faith. Everything I’ve ever hoped or believed for is dead all around me.       Gospels? I can’t escape lamentations.  am here with Jeremiah. We scream, and scream, and no one listens.     My bones are on fire but I would rather burn than speak.  am hunted in my dreams. I wake over and over, my heart racing, scream on my lips.    When I close my eyes, I’m back in Saturday. Back in hell. Back in the grave.  don’t ...