How a Heart Becomes Flesh

A poem

“And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

Ezekiel 36:26

I.	God covers the heart in his tears
        rinsing it in salt and mucus 
        gently wiping away any grime
        that clings. 

II.	He breaks it open, bashing 
        the calcified, fibrous core
        with a hammer. Beauty glows 
        in the ashy pile.  

III.	Pouring the microscopic 
        miracle dust in the mortar, 
        he grips the pestle to crush 
        minerals into molecules. 

IV.	He sifts it gently, 
        the shattered bits sparkling  
        as mundane becomes miracle;
        dust arranging into muscle.   

V.	Then the heart waits
         to be flung into time 
         to matter with a pounding
         pulse and a name. 
 

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