Thoughts on Good Friday as I sat before my TV set
Today
I saw him crucified
But only on-screen
Even so
although I’m no believer
I wept
Why did I?
No answer to that except
it may have
something to do
with the heart
or the nerves
Nothing to do
with the soul or the mind
you understand
Call it guilt
Call it superstition
Call it need unfulfilled
Call it despair for
without faith (they say) no hope
Without hope no charity
Without charity
a death
of the soul . . .
Without soul
what is there
but despair?
No way!
Start again . . .