Today I walked in the cemetery.

Christian

Today I walked in the cemetery.
I heard a voice:
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
I answered:
Because the dead accept me, without argument.
The living make so many demands,
unconditional love is something they never give.
The silence of the dead affirms me,
that’s why I remain standing here.

My mother’s love was unconditional.
And now she lies here, without judgment.
And how I hoped for love in a human robe,
but I found none.

And somehow, through the dead,
I feel that great Spirit,
without demands,
without words,
in silence,
affirming me.