Kendra Thompson - "Lauds"

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Lauds

Blessed be the one

who took tent peg

in trembling hands

securing her own safety

with a solemn tap.

Who can stand to her?

For she fears not the night

nor stabbings on street

corners, cops coming late.

Unshut our mouths,

mighty one, for we

crown thee arisen

even though we’re afraid.

Open us like unhinged gates

while we sit with this

one request pending:

Loosen the locks

to the Great Hereafter!

For we await the day when

our fright is consumed forever.

And when we reach those dusky streets

here’s what we ask:

may we walk in the cool of the evening

with our Creator.