CHAIR

Some chairs are comfortable - 

the soft seated ones - padded. 

Some chairs are serious - like 

the wooden ones in classrooms. 

We spend so much time sitting. 

I sit here on this wooden bench - 

taking a moment in this church 

to pray for those in tight situations - 

in court rooms - waiting for the 

jury to come back with a verdict. 

I grab the arm rest - because 

the rest of someone’s life is  

in jeopardy - waiting to hear 

what’s next. They are facing 

a possible life sentence. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018