Calvary

 I was not askingfor an easy ride, like you I knowthe road to Calvaryis paved with brine: Now there’s sea saltin my hair, my lungsa spider’s web of ‘left behind’ they rattle like a vintage tram,all slickness burnt away. I broke the dayyou turned aside; pursued the distant summitI can’t climb, turned just once& winked that eye, or was it shadow in the light?The sun went in & darknessfilled the land, you left us blind. I was not hoping fora helping hand; though many have triedthe years fly by insupersonic mode, & turbulence hastaken toll all futures set asidefor this soul road. I will not promisenot to cry my tears run througha crack in memorycreate a peaceful pool where I can bathe secure,this life, a stepping stone to freedom.