Mother, Edith, at 98
in a nursing home
blinded with
macular degeneration.
I come to you,
blurred eyes, crystal mind,
countenance of grace.
as yesterday’s winds
I have consumed you
and taken you away.
“Where did God disappear to?”
You murmured
over and over again
like running water
or low voices
in prayer:
“Oh, there He is,
angel of the coming.”
~ Michael Lee Johnson
Michael Lee Johnson lives in Chicago, IL after spending 10 years in […]
