once it was said
how a prophet searched
for your voice
on the mountaintops
in temples
by the sea with waves
crashing ever shorewards
through a storm
as thunder pealed
and lightning lit
the night sky like day
and finally
in the stillness of a cave.
i’ve no idea what
he heard (if anything)
and he’s not here
to share
at any rate —
just my still small
voice remains
like that of a child
(but not a saint)
or perhaps a scribe
who makes these paltry marks
to remark
on what feels
so eminently… remarkable.
maybe that’s what
the prophet really heard
that day —
his own inner voice
enough to stir
him (or her)
into collective action
through your name
taking a stand
against all that man
is sadly so humanly
capable of?
and seemingly
in vain
once it was said…
About Michael Guerin
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