how did she know

after twelve long years

of suffering

that this,

 

this one man

with nothing special

about his features, his frame

was worth struggling

through the crowd

in order to touch his hem.

 

how, after all that time

of adversity, discomfort, alone

did she have faith enough to believe

that something extraordinarily small,

yet so difficult to implement

was worth the persistence it took

to lean into hope once again.

 

and she pushed through the crowd

and touched the hem.

 

 

Heather Pound 2023

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