IN THE DARK OF NIGHT
Sometimes when I’m at church
I look at the backs of heads - and
wonder about what’s going on
inside the dark of another’s mind.
Sometimes when I’m at church
I look at faces - as another comes
back down the aisle - after receiving
Holy Communion - union with Christ.
Sometimes when I wake up at
two-thirty in the morning, I walk
down to the back porch and look
out into the dark night - past the stars.
Sometimes if it’s cold in the dark
night I get out of bed and walk into
my inner room - close the door -
and enter into deep communion.
Sometimes in these moments of
Holy Communion, I
know you know,
what’s inside my mind and behind
the smile on my face in the dark.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019
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