The Moment of Knowing

Once you know, life can never be the same.

The Moment of Knowing

Like one’s own child

That having been borne

Can never be unconceived,

Daughter sees mother’s sin,

Man witnesses wrong and remains silent,

Love washes over boy, softening yet strengthening,

Students read words from those long-dead.

The moment of knowing arrives nakedly.

Then the child merges with the parent’s heart

  before tearing away,

The young woman startles to recognize her mother

  in the mirror,

The man grows distrustful,

Love, through time’s erosion, remains nonetheless.

Old relives, refreshed in the young.

All yet to be

Hears the newborn cry

And changes.

My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken.-Psalm 62:5-6

This blog post is part of a series of writing (Feb.-March 2014) by Tammy Fletcher Bergland sharing original poetry. tbergland.blogspot.com  

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