Calvary

I was not asking

for an easy ride,

like you I know

the road to Calvary

is paved with brine:

Now there’s sea salt

in my hair, my lungs

a spider’s web of

‘left behind’

they rattle like a vintage tram,

all slickness burnt away.

I broke the day

you turned aside;

pursued the distant summit

I can’t climb, turned just once

& winked that eye,

or was it shadow in the light?

The sun went in & darkness

filled the land,

you left us blind.

I was not hoping for

a helping hand;

though many have tried

the years fly by in

supersonic mode,

& turbulence has

taken toll

all futures set aside

for this soul road.

I will not promise

not to cry

my tears run through

a crack in memory

create a peaceful pool

where I can bathe secure,

this life, a stepping stone

to freedom.