How many cuts can we make
in our clothes of mourning
before we are left naked
in the darkness?

How can our mouths open
to praise God’s holy name
when they are full of names
of the butchered and damned?

How many pleas for redemption
do we howl into the wilderness
before we finally understand? 

The wilderness is in our minds,
but salvation is in our souls,
the messiah must dwell within us
before we can be redeemed.



©2023marthahurwitz