You Rise and Walk

Poetry

Stones bathed in your blood.
Ground soaked by our humanity.
Cracks filled with webs
Of fear,
Of conflict,
Of surrender.
The walk begins.

You fall under the weight of the wood.
You rise and walk.
You fall under the weight of our falls.
You rise and walk.
You fall under the weight of rejection.
You rise and walk.

You rise and walk
For your love of us
For your compassion for us
For your faith in us.

You rise and walk.

roger r coyle
3-30-2018

Published by rogerrcoyle

Some call me son, brother, godfather, cousin, uncle, writer, author, veteran, and friend. That may be true, but mostly I am me - a unique human being who has run the race of life through many different forests, down many roaring rivers and along some tangled paths. All in all it has been a good journey of growth and expansion of self. I am a lover of family, animals, food, laughs, poetry, books, compassionate people and chasing the light. My first journey into writing is Quiet Thoughts: Written Reflections. It is a book of poems and reflections - a small flicker of light into my life journey. I currently reside in Emmaus, PA and enjoy all that the Lehigh Valley has to offer.

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