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| The Pieta Com. by Water-Lilly-Love at Deviant Art |
your child’s body stretches out on your lap a pietá
as you remove the thorned crown of thoughts and prayers
blood slowly crawls down the leg of your chair
then drop by drop marks your vigil on the floor
visitors pass your silence answers their questions
the outside darkness fills the window pane
the Senator's secretary says
i have to lock up now
you reply
i’ll be back tomorrow
Sister Lou Ella Hickman is a poet, writer, and a certified spiritual director. Her poems have appeared in numerous magazines such as First Things, Emmanuel, Third Wednesday, and TheNewVerse.News. Her first book of poetry was entitled she: robed and wordless.