Communion

As
I dip a piece of broken bread
into grape juice
in a cheap styrofoam cup
My mind races
to
clips from movies,
scripture read so many times

Your body
hanging from
a bloodied cross

The King of Kings,
Pierced
by nail, thorn and spear

A phrase whispers through
my mind,
"This
changes everything"

Pierced
for our sins

Crushed
for our iniquities

The Lord of Lords,
Son of God,
battered, bruised and hanging
from a bloodied tree

Beaten and torn,
"This is My body"

Poured out,
"This is my blood"

Broken for me broken
for you
 This,
this changes everything

And I dip a piece of broken bread
into grape juice
in a cheap styrofoam cup

"Potential" [Hands and Appleseeds]

Dust and Diamonds

When

floating dust hits

the sun just right it

looks like flecks of diamonds floating

through the air reminding

me we're all

just dust and

beauty comes from 

ashes

Floating diamonds