Adulteress

adulteress

falling helpless on stones

that sin made

i cower in

my filth.

i am

impure

unclean

cast off remnant of

a dream

raggedy ruin of a gleam

no one remembers.

i reek.

i bawl.

i shiver and crawl

and claw the crazed

thoughts that wreak

vengeance.

i am

faithless.

unfaithful.

close eyes and heart

wrap arms

bow head

welcome

the stone throwers.

arms poised

they pose

self-righteous toes

just touching

the circle of my shame.

they are me.

indignantly

insisting that this fall

is final.

after all,

such outward display

of inward decay

is surely unacceptable.

a scratch in the dirt.

a quiet word, and earth

heaves

astonished.

stones drop

arms fall

murmurs rattle small

i shatter.

You call

my name.

stretch Your arms to the frame

of my faithlessness.

You bleed.

You hang

You cry

You shudder and die

suspended

above eternity.

i am

broken

by beauty.

gathered in

unmade

You touch me unafraid

masterpiece

vessel of Your breath

i surrender.