Crossroads
Turned
life changes on a dime
hear them cheering, jeering
to the music of horns
spirits dangerously high
sounds of glass shattering
they’re drinking Koolaid like moonshine
the smell spills over
fuelling the fall
into a shock of sky
bewildering brightness
an accidental miracle
bedevilling belief
on the trail of human frailty
mouthing immortality
breath caught on Jesus
the crowd is calling for Barabbas
About Rosalind C Hughes
Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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