amotherstears

in this moment in time,
I am simply a mother,
and it is a mother's heart
that breaks,
and I weep a mother's tears.

I felt the shadow of the cross,
and the shadow of my son on me,
and I feel the shadow
will lengthen and magnify in time,
but right now,
it is my son who is bleeding here,
and I weep a mother's tears.

I have felt each spike driven,
and each wound jabbed,
as if it were done to me,
for I am a mother,
and I weep a mother's tears.

In a short time, darkness,
and I will do what it is written
I must do,
and yes, I know ,
this is the beginning,
but right now,
my son's life is ending ,
and I weep a mother's tears.

copyright 2001 by Roland Ricker