What Sinks In


Sitting in chapel.
Rosary first.
And words hit: the tomb was EMPTY
empty

empty

empty

And then the chatter of children grows...

pre-mass music, words, piano bursts

decade after decade of Glorious Mysteries, Hail Mary's, Glory Be's louder and louder

careen into reading "[silence]" in Doyle's Grace Notes

Children's voices continue to belt out "here I AM to hear you are my God!"

In the midst of the cacophony of their sweet raucous tune

I AM reading [silence]

Noise and silence.
Docked together.
Perfectly resurrected.