Today, aoother poem from Cameron Preece. This one explores lent from a cosmic perspective.
A Divine Embrace, by Cameron Preece
Imagine hands, worn by the world’s creation,
Cracks in them, deep enough to envelope time itself,
Fingerprints, recognizable only on the land on which you stand,
And those you greet—even yourself—marked
With grooves older than time,
Imagine gaping wounds within wrists,
Created by tyrants that look just like you,
But despite excruciata,
An arm—extended in embrace?
And what of the arms that flung stars into space,
What is it to be enwrapped gently within them?
Imagine the warmth felt
Pressed against your chest,
A love so amazing, so divine,
That songs were sung by humankind
—A gesture of thanks
From a guilty people,
But we know forgiveness is only really possible
From the ones most hurt
Beautiful poetry from my friend, Cameron Preece.