the only true witness is God
the one who won't leave you
who sees the whole trial
from beginning to end
who only can amend
what starts to go wrong
before sentence is pronounced
to You I submit all pleas
to Christ, only mercies
for those accusing
and for those accused
the one who can't be recused
who never would choose to be
why would I have reason to doubt you
whose eyesight is not precarious
who has shouldered the whole burden
in and out of court as if it were Your Own
who knows the end from the beginning
as well as our own palms. our qualms
who carries the map of all things
the chambers of my heart
and under whose wings
I may not depart.
mary angela douglas 7 august 2023
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