11-08-2022, 01:15 AM
Rope
My prayer rope weighs
so much in my hand
or on my chest yet
almost nothing in my pocket.
One night I dreamed I was
just outside the Hagia Sophia
searching for a silver cross
to wear for after my baptism.
There were so many people---
I used to wipe so many tears
with the rope's tassel, but now
I barely cry when I cry out
"Lord, have mercy!" however much
the days grow dark.
My prayer rope weighs
so much in my hand
or on my chest yet
almost nothing in my pocket.
One night I dreamed I was
just outside the Hagia Sophia
searching for a silver cross
to wear for after my baptism.
There were so many people---
I used to wipe so many tears
with the rope's tassel, but now
I barely cry when I cry out
"Lord, have mercy!" however much
the days grow dark.