Christus natus est

Richard Bott has kindly reposted Christus natus est for me. Great stuff.

She’s fourteen years old… and looks it.
Nine months pregnant,
with a face says that she’s more than ready to “have this baby now!“
The man beside her, the one with the huge hands…
the one who’s old enough to be her father…
the one who has hitchiked with her, walked beside her, protected her…
has no idea what to do.
Nowhere to go.
No ambulance on its way.
No one to offer support or warmth or love
No one but each other.
Here…
in a bus shelter.