#Poem – mercy

She’s been dreaming
Of mercy

Ever since I’ve known her.

Has she found it?
Certainly it has not
Been a gift I brought her:
Change, frustration, comfort,
Struggle, more change,
Beauty, fear, change again,
Even occasional joy —
Yes.
Mercy?
I think not.

So, I think she is still looking
And the gift I long to give her
Is quite simply
The room for her to find
The mercy
That lives
Within
Herself.

~ by Stan Stewart
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…additional inspiration from Peter Gabriel and Anne Sexton…


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