If only I could return,
to feel your hands
calm and
serene
serene
fashioning me in your image,
to hear your voice
tranquil and easy
breathing
over me,
over me,
to see your eyes
fervent and beautiful
revealing yourself to me.
I
promise:
promise:
this time,
I will not be afraid.
Brother Jeremiah Myriam Shryock, CFR
Third Year Seminary Student (2010)
Saint Joseph’s Seminary-Dunwoodie, Yonkers, NY