For Laura Nelson
Inspired by the painting "Flying Home with Laura Nelson"
by Imo Imeh
See the artist and the painting here.
 
Homecoming

I am more
than this noose tied around my neck
as I am hanging

I am more
than my dead son next to me
his bare legs
dangling

but while my body
may have died that night
my spirit continues to soar
and take flight

even as I plunged to my imminent death
calling out for my Father
as I took my last breath

and oh, the crowd,
how they celebrated- how they howled!
how their faces were twisted
and filled with hate
 

didn’t they know
I would escape this test?

didn’t they know
I am more than bones and flesh?

I am magic
and sweetness,
pure love
and blessings

can you imagine their surprise?
when the beams of light
poured down from the sky

shining down upon that bridge
to my throne

carrying me
to heaven

welcoming me

home.

(c) 2015- Crystal Senter-Brown