Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Lenten Poetry: Day 6

The Visit

I went to visit her,
but dreaded seeing
her body cancer-filled.
What I saw upon her bed
was a small bag of yellowed skin
full of bones.
She faced the window
away from the door I entered,
and I heard her whisper
this prayer:
"Thank you, God:
I had a nice time."

--Ann Weems

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