Wednesday in Holy Week
In the evening, in the morning, and at noonday,
I will complain and lament,
and God will hear my voice
Psalm 55:18
sits in my belly
unspent
a serpent
coiled
will it slowly strangle
or suddenly strike out
with pain
and poison
if I let go
it may overwhelm me
when I let go
my cry will join the river
of woe
of sorrow
of centuries
and now
as before
God hears
