She walked
there every day to fetch water
For her
family, her friends, even for others
A place of
refuge, she called it sometimes
A way of
escape from the misery of time
Life at
home was a pitiful crate
Children
were starving and a husband out of shape
So the well
was her place to flee
But for
those passing by she was a center of irony
Through her
sad face, she cracked up a smile
But her wrinkles
and skeleton figure gave away her mile
Oh if only
death could come sooner and eased up her pain
But something
kept her going with a sense of gain
She sat a
the well waiting for her next teaser
Death constantly
remained her faithful keeper
It was
almost dawn
And she had
to return home
Not enough
money to compensate the raging hour
For she would
have wanted to bring at least some flour
She hated
her life even more
It was the weekend
and her children would sleep hungry once more
Her mind
exploded with remorseless words
Her children
are more deserving than birds
Tears gushed
out with frustration and dispossession
Pain and
anger in harmony filled with desperation
It was time
to go
With nothing
to show
Her last
customer “another shame” she said
He came
with a smile, calming her dread
As she poured
water with hidden face
He was
imposed and would not gave her space
He drew
closer and held her shaking hands
This time she
looked through his eyes and saw change
Lost for
words she was pleased
As he made her feel finally at eased
She didn’t
share a thought with him but he knew everything
Hesitantly she
smiled as she grabs hold to a new beginning
He had seen
this path before
Many, he
knew, had fallen at the same shore
She cried,
only this time it was pure joy
Unable to
retain herself, she knelt at his feet in implore
“My grace
is sufficient” he whispered in her ears
She was perplexed
and let go of her fears
Many
years she worked at the well
For the first
time she believed all was well
A real
smile in her face
She said: “the
lady at the well had found grace”
Her life, no
longer the same
Had met the
man who carried everyone’s shame
© November 27, 2012 by N. Michel/Bellflower
1 comment:
Very Powerful!!!
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