Today, we feature another poem from the second Proost poetry collection published in 2018, called ‘Learning to Love’. This one is by Stephen Holmes, and I think goes deep into the heart of what Proost is about, that is, it is a Justice poem. Lent calls us to repentance from our participation in injustice. Let the words wash over you and transform you from within.
Envy, by Stephen Holmes
Don't envy me my faith. It is not
The comfort you concieve. Nor
An opiate, dulling pain. No,
It is a blister caused
By rubbing against
Injustice, Inflamed anew
Each day, raw and wet,
And always,
Always,
Weeping.
