Kneeling
at the foot of the universe
I ask
from this body
in confusion
and pain (a condition
which You
may recall)
Clothed now in light
clothed in abyss, at the prow
of the desert
killed
into everywhereness -
have mercy
Mercy on us all
Franz Wright, God’s Silence (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006), p. 65.
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Tim Chesterton 09.19.10 at 8:16 pm
That’s the best one so far, Kim.
Pam 09.19.10 at 10:05 pm
“have mercy
Mercy on us all”
He does. I pray we
“have mercy
Mercy on each other”