Black

mourning clothes

they say grief

is hidden under all the anger

so I keep following the anger

like some miserable rainbow

to the pot of gold

of grief

at the end


Will I ever find it?

the anger ebbs

but then there is numbness

nothingness


Black

like bitter coffee

is there only stains at the bottom of the mug?

I wince and sip

it's lukewarm now

is there grief at the bottom?


And if there is

what then?

will I merely trade anger

for tears?

Haven't I cried enough?

Where do I find healing?


I long to say I'm past it

to wear the colors

ditch the black

but the dreams keep coming

the anger flows back


What do you do when you long for God's wrath

instead of his mercy?

I am ashamed to want it

for the ones who have betrayed me

The Jesus answers come swiftly

but those answers

do not drain

the cisterns

of my anger.


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