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once it was said

June 20, 2016 by Michael Guerin

once it was said
how a prophet searched
for your voice
on mountaintops,
in temples,
by the sea with waves
crashing ever shore-wards,
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
was heard (if anything)
and they’re 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 —
an 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

writer, dreamer, lover, seeker. labels never reach the heart of any matter, but they might be a place to start...

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