WILDERNESS: JESUS' TEMPTATION

A chaos of shapes,
Ephemerally cubed, spherically solid,
Whispering groaning
Come!

Howling grace,
There is a wilderness within.

The heart breaks into shards,
Crystals
Lost forever in stars.

Merciful God, a shower of tears
Rusts
The eight inch spikes hammered
Into his hands.

And all the while we pray,
"Our Father who art in heaven..."