Companion

And we who have waited in doorways,

Or slept under the naked sky, afraid.

Water bottle slowly freezing,

dogs barking,

Camp fire, our fire fading out.

Broken by a lack of acknowledgement

With the distance between words too far,

And the time between smiles too long.

We who walked  across these desert mountains

And dripped tears, like blood, long into the night,

Aren’t we reborn in this moment

When the other comes to share the poverty of our bread,

And the desperation of the cup we drink.

For somehow this seems like a promise

And a resurrection

For a light comes into the stony tomb

And we recall a holy feast,

A Sunday lunch,

A Passover celebration

When the Son of Man

Broke His heart, His body for us

And for a suffering world.

So all I ask sweet companion,

In this simple act you know

You are like an angel of God.