$Refracting Hope$

What miracles look like

Time is running out

No words, no hope

God takes a deep breath

(real miracles steal speech)

Fingers search in the gloom

Find UNLOVED scored into raw skin and

Curled over beaten dog

Feels warmth on aching bones

And

Moves

Into

the

Light

Originally written 2006

Hope Gordon8 July 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, inner pain, impact of abuse, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, wolf, inner wolf