Listen, please listen

a broken heart,

shattered,

scattered,

misunderstood

judged.

a grieving heart,

rejected,

disrespected,

ignored,

alone.

hands,

so strong

that creation

would rest in it's palms,

comes,

to cradle,

to hold

and to heal.

a voice

softly speaking,

beseeching,

pleading.

please listen

for your brother,

your sister

are called.

see,

can you see,

hear,

can you hear,

your name

he is calling,

your heart

to be healed.

will you join

with your brothers,

and embracing

your sisters.

we are one

in his cry,

we are one

in his hand,

this dying cry

and a wounded hand.