you never asked
us to do this
you only asked
we break bread
we hold the vigils
we fill the baskets
with eggs
we buy lilies
because of
the beauty
this moment
that is only
a moment
now we take
the next steps:
the tomb is empty,
He is risen!
echoes mouth to mouth
everywhere we go
we keep meeting you
in gardens
on the road
in our rooms
sharing meals
you bring us up to the mountain
and leave us
to walk back down alone
you make us promises
and we wrap ourselves inside them
until they become our skin
