second tuesday in lent

“Lead me in your truth, and teach me,

    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all day long.”  Psalm 25:5

though pock-marked with

bullet holes and hanging by

a single, rusted nail, i followed

the sign pointing down candor’s path,

and i was not disappointed

where it leads me.

though friends laugh, strangers

turn away in disbelief, and

the world mocks, i believe

you are the way for me,

and i will not be disappointed.

though the seconds tick slowly

the minutes move at snail’s pace

and the hours seem

to be more than 24, i wait,

and am not disappointed

© 2020 Thom M. Shuman