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Poem: “Eighth Station”

Eighth Station
Good Friday

Mother, who’s that man?
Why is he sighing?
Mother, who’s that lady?
Why is she crying?
Mother, who’s that man?
Why is he bleeding?
Mother, who are these ladies?
Why are they weeping?
Why are you weeping?
Mother?
Mommy?

Matthew B. Rose


Matthew B. Rose received his BA (History and Literature) and MA (Systematic Theology) from Christendom College.  He teaches  middle-schoolers history and English in a large Catholic parish school.  Matthew also runs a Catholic Q & A  blog (quidquidestest.wordpress.com) and a random, more personal blog (http://freakingawesomeblog.blogspot.com).