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Blind Spot

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Like a crack in the wall

that cannot be fixed or

a terrible loss that waxes and wanes

by varying degrees but never fully leaves.

It is the spot that will not heal,

found on the floor by the fallen curtain.

 

It reveals that faith does not

mean protection from the chaos of chance,

only that God will stand beside you

once that chance has marked you

blood splattered and cold.

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Copyright © 2006 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Kritya”, 2013

http://www.kritya.in/0808/En/poetry_at_our_time4.html

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“Allison Grayhurst intertwines a potent spirituality throughout her work so that each poem is not simply a statement or observation, but a revelation that demands the reader’s personal involvement. Grayhurst’s poetic genius is profound and evident. Her voice is uniquely authentic, undeniable in its dignified vulnerability as it is in its significance,” Kyp Harness, singer/songwriter, author.

“Allison Grayhurst’s poems are like cathedrals witnessing and articulating in unflinching graphic detail the gritty angst and grief of life, while taking it to rare clarity, calm and comfort. Grayhurst’s work is haunting, majestic and cleansing, often leaving one breathless in the wake of its intelligence, hope, faith and love amidst the muck of life. Many of Allison Grayhurst’s poems are simply masterpieces. Grayhurst’s poetry is a lighthouse of intelligent honour… indeed, intelligence rips through her work like white water,” Taylor Jane Green, Registered Spiritual Psychotherapist and author.

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