Unashamed
They hiss and wag their heads
unknowing
but clearly visible
through opaline glass panels,
not luminous
incapable
of producing light
which keeps my community
under siege
Oh! this has gone on far too long
too far and beyond
and when one is in grave pain
there is no one to turn to
nowhere to go
to get justice
when the world is broken
and against you.
You cry, you vex your spirit
you bawl, then you empty
your bosom, your belly, yourself
you empty yourself
completely to the Lord
to Jesus you turn.
With outstretched arms
He says forgive. Continuously, forgive.