SIMPLE HEART
SIMPLE HEART rosary
On the first anniversary of my divorce,
I listened to these words,
"God protects the simple heart."
"Do you?", I asked.
"Will ritual protect me?", I asked.
"How will you protect me?", I asked.
Confused, in pain, overwhelmed by dark thoughts,
I created this rosary.
The black hearts for a saddened heart, longing to trust again.
Red stitching and beads for pain.
Intuitively, I had placed myself in the maternal love of God.
I was held.
I was carried on the heartfelt prayer of legions,
grasping onto their 'coat-tails',
encountering LOVE.
I was not alone.
I listened to these words,
"God protects the simple heart."
"Do you?", I asked.
"Will ritual protect me?", I asked.
"How will you protect me?", I asked.
Confused, in pain, overwhelmed by dark thoughts,
I created this rosary.
The black hearts for a saddened heart, longing to trust again.
Red stitching and beads for pain.
Intuitively, I had placed myself in the maternal love of God.
I was held.
I was carried on the heartfelt prayer of legions,
grasping onto their 'coat-tails',
encountering LOVE.
I was not alone.
