To sing a song

After Psalm 6

I sing a song,

a story, a biography

of anguish and sorrow,

a song that reaches

outward and upward

to the ears that hear,

the ears that listen,

the heart that heeds

and responds, overwhelming,

as arms embrace me,

as heart that keeps time

surrounds me,

making my song

a note in its own.

Photograph by Laith Abuabdu via Unsplash. Used with permission.