From this side of the Garden (TLC)

Like the others 
I slept
unable to bear 
the weight 
of grief 

Your invitation
to abide
watch and pray
muffled by
echos of
anxious exhaustion

but now 
having witnessed 
how sorrow 
is absorbed 
by Love

and shadows
that covered
my fear 
and shame
dispersed by light

I will tarry here
in the garden of tears
as layer after
layer of hidden
wounds 

are kissed by
your resurrected
lips waking
parts of me
from their
long sleep

 

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