News of a friend’s dog passing
A drawer falls on my foot
Broken antique bowls
A burnt cake

How quickly we fight for a faith that only reflects positivity
When the wilderness
And mystery of life
Is lived in

Loss
Pain
Shards of glass not to be put back the same
Well-meaning intentions to celebrate

The resurrection is hope only because before preceded death

Death and hope
Found in an eternally sacred
Flow
Moving reverently
Hope and death
Death and hope.

BJP