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You Carried It

Janet Kuypers, 06/10/11

the priest said
before you were interred
“you shared the cross of the lord”

Jesus carried that cross
in his walk before his mortal death
and you carried that cross for years

as that cross became heavier and heavier
you could no longer lift that cross with your arms
but still, you carried it

you never forsook the ones
who gave you this death sentence
and still, you carried it

you never spoke to me of the pain
you never spoke to me of the injustice
and silently, you carried it

for months, you could no longer
even speak of the cross your bore
and still, you carried it

you spoke only light-heartedly
you brought out true love
from everyone around you

and how you made people love,
how you made people good
only now reminds me

that with you, like our teacher, like out friend
that I can only continue to pray
that the world will be a better place

because you were a part of it

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