The Thorn

All I have to say is, if you've never read anything by Monsignor Luigi Giussani, go out to your local bookstore or hop on Amazon and purchase 'Is It Possible to Live This Way?' You won't regret it. And then, look into the Communion and Liberation movement (don't worry - despite it's suggestive name, it has absolutely nothing to do with Communism or liberation theology). You'll be setting yourself up for the greatest journey of your life.


The Thorn

Set against the thorn, the thick
blood rolls as quick as ready water,
drop for drop, up from the prick,
the point married to the matter,

letting out the life in waves,
with every pulse upon the vein,
but pouring forth, in pouring saves,
and holds the moment by the pain.

For only through this loss is found
the compass turn of destiny,
that leads the soul, no longer bound,
desire of the blinded, free,

to fill the vessel, emptied out
of every darkness in the glass.
The life that was a life without
has found a final life at last.