You brought sins of the world
Into our house
Plucked them out of fields
Of the earth
Until your basket was full

I loved you, like water
Pouring over
Into every crevice
Loving over your rough edges
Until they became smooth

Your love for me, a seed
The earth not ready to bare
A womb infertile
With the sins of those before
A catacomb of aching
And yet, when placed in my hands
The sprouts dug into my palm
Turning towards the sun

Did you know the dark
Under the stars
Before it was fearless
Before it stretched out it's wings
Sinking its teeth
Into the sun
Before the stars bowed down
To crown the heavens
In new mercies
Before I was fear
Chasing after the strength of the earth
Until it was worn out