Gethsemane's Lesson

Have you not seen enough tears,
heard enough feverish prayers for mercy
to know that Gethsemane’s lesson remains unlearnt
that a soul, forsaken, abandoned by humans too weak
to witness suffering is Supremely Comforted
There is no alone

Mysteries confound those who seek only to understand
just as miracles inspire those who believe
and you, the one who confesses with reservation
a sinner who thinks repentance is outdated
who secretly believes you haven’t read the right books
do you think God cares about footnotes

The divine trinity leads you in circles
if you intone Father Son and Holy Spirit
yet turn your head from the suffering of your brother or sister
There is no alone
Jesus wept at Gethsemane
for those who turned away.