Stigmata
these are my hands,
and you have seen them before.
you stare between my eyes,
much like how I imagined God
would stare at His
wayward worshipers.
these are my palms,
with lines that match the
novels of the planets,
and stars, and heavenly rocks.
my hands are small,
and are never broken.
my palms are wretched,
as I grip on this barbed-wire fence.
I see you across the border,
but I do not worship.
my hands will fit yours,
but my palms are already bleeding.
Copyright © Arch Ilagan | Year Posted 2009
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