Her tears have drenched her soul,
burying the hatchet in rivulets
running red, bloody gouges
brimming with magna-cum-laude
.
(degree earned in the school of
hard knocks, awarded posthumously to
the candidate least alive). Only
genuine, soul-stirring mourning could
.
wash away such agony; only
marianas trench could hold
such fathomless suffering –
and yet, forgiveness dyes
.
her bandages as surely as
the sun continues to rise
and set on the just and the
unjust alike. God only knows
.
what it has cost her to forgive.
God only knows what it cost Him
to give her the choice. Tears
cauterise the gashes
.
and rise, wave upon wave
as pure as air, a mighty flood
(pregnant with undercurrent)
to wash her to Freedom.
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
Powerful imagery. Experiencing it was like running a rapids for the first time; not knowing what to expect and anxious to see what comes next.
Cool response, Russ! I’ve only run rapids once – and I was definitely on the edge of my seat… 🙂
Powerful Melody!!
Thanks Glenda! Always appreciate your visits…
WOW, I’m speechless.
CJB? Speechless? Quick, someone – write it on the calendar! 😉 Thanks, dear heart…
It is rare, I know–I’m in major pain, so that has a way of hushing me up tempoarily. But don’t get comfy in the “pause”–I’ll likely rally soon!!
No relief on the horizon? Sorry to hear about your health issues…
It’s mostly annoying, an intermittent thing.
Rather a thorny torment? Reminders of our age, I s’pose.
Yep, wear and tear on the old bod–plus an allergy, er, aversion to exercise.
Ha! So THAT’S what I have – an allergy! Nice!
It’s so pitiful, Mel, because I know I’d feel better if I’d “just do it”. And my excuses aren’t even 1-Star….good grief, already!
It’s what comes of a lifetime of separation between church and state – mind and body, in our case. It takes time to re-forge neurons that remember that ‘feeling’ physically is a dangerous thing. An allergy, if you will. I wonder how much of it can be reversed at this stage??
No words but Wow.
Thanks. Wows are always acceptable here! 🙂
Well, after I read this I thought, Powerful! too. But everyone else said that! haha! But it truly was. This is the part I am really thinking about, “God only knows what it cost her to forgive. God only knows what it cost Him to give her the choice.” Forgiveness is something that I have to live everyday. Thank you for giving me a fresh look at it!
Thanks for sharing that, Debbie. The choice to forgive is a powerful sign of freedom – but oh, so difficult to achieve on a deeper level where the trespass has been great. The process of a lifetime, to be sure!
Beautiful!
Thanks so much!
I like the washed to freedom part.
Great! Thanks Lyle.