Immanuel

For those of us

Broken by

Life

Loss

Dreams, Treasures

Futures, Cherished

Now Fleeting memories

Tainted sweetness

Acrid

Laced with myrrh

Adorned with pain

Regret

Void

To be with us. Immanuel. Through the sorrow. Agony. Abandonment. The presence. Hope. With us. Immanuel.

—Brenda Strysko December 25, 2018