The Word
Alden Nowlan
Though I have the gift of tongues
and can move mountains,
my words are nothing
compared with yours,
though you only
look up from my arms
and whisper my name.
This is not pride
because I know
it is not
my name that you whisper
byt a sign
between us,
like the word
that was spoken
at the beginning of the world
and will be spoken again
only when the world ends.
This is not that word
but the other
that must be spoken
over and over
while the world lasts.
Tears,
laughter,
a lifetime!
All in one word!
The word you whisper
when you look up
from my arms
and seem to say
my name.
From Bread, Wine and Salt
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