Psalm 118: 6
“The LORD is with/for me/on my side. I will not fear…”
the psalmist’s voice breaks
and i feel a generational tickle in
the back of my throat
i will not be afraid
i will not be afraid
i am so wholly afraid
i, who am sick, who will be sick, who feel some sickness limb to limb every day, shaking, begin now to pray-
let this mask
protect me
but not efface me
and as i face you and you me
may we look upon each other
to face
what we can no longer face
alone
to be human is to be sick
to be sick is to be human
and we shall be holy
from the very bottom of
these unholy depths
a song and our singing
