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 <\/p>\n


\n<\/em>The Wailing of the Wood<\/strong>
\nGood Friday, 2017<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many sunrises ago, my mother seed,
\nplucked by a hungry dove,
\nand nourished in its belly,
\nfell upon rocky soil, was trod
\ndeep by a wandering sheep\u2019s hoof,
\nthen thirstily drank the droplets
\nfrom a summer\u2019s rain.<\/p>\n

Seasons passed, and many more;
\nmy cells swelled and grew,
\never stretching toward the Light.
\nThen one late autumn day, sharp steel
\naxes cut deep into my flesh, and I fell hard
\nupon the rocks that had been my cradle.<\/p>\n

In the dim months of winter, I was carried,
\npulled, tugged, and flipped, with steel teeth
\ncutting deep into my flesh again,
\nuntil shaped square and planed smooth.
\nThe spring-time moon shone brightly overhead,
\nwhen once again I was hauled about,
\ncut into two pieces, and sent upon my way.<\/p>\n

My longest part reached the Hill first;
\nthen came my shorter portion,
\ncarried upon a poor Man\u2019s bleeding shoulders;
\nHe could barely walk beneath my weight.
\nMy parts were joined, and then His flesh was
\nlaid upon my own, and hammered in.<\/p>\n

They lifted us together, and as His sinews were torn
\nand joints were pulled, my own flesh stretched
\nto hold him close, secure. A last breath sighed,
\n\u201cForgive them all,\u201d and I knew my work was done.
\nHis Mother wept; his friends fled, as all around
\nthe mountains echoed the eternal cry:
\n\u201cRemember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2017 Susan Creighton<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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