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Vigil - Holy Saturday:
For those whose vigil tonight will be at the sides of hospital beds or waiting anxiously by the phone in the hope of face-timing a dying loved-one 1/
For those whose vigil tonight will be at the sides of hospital beds or waiting anxiously by the phone in the hope of face-timing a dying loved-one 1/
For those whose vigil tonight will be up with small ones in the wee hours changing nappies and comforting cries 2/
For those whose vigil tonight will be together but apart because this bastard sickness has no respect for those already going through the mill right now. 10/
For those who will read the Bible for comfort
For those who will pray for the first time
For those who’ll dismiss all that crap because it feels good to push back but secretly hope they don’t get overlooked by whatever benevolent force may or may not hear them 11/
For those who will pray for the first time
For those who’ll dismiss all that crap because it feels good to push back but secretly hope they don’t get overlooked by whatever benevolent force may or may not hear them 11/
For those whose vigil with be in the design tech classroom at school printing bits of medical kit on a machine you thought was just a bit of fun for the students but told your head of department was cutting edge and essential - well that came true real quick 8/
For those whose vigil tonight will be yearning for parents and partners, family and friends who you fear are bewildered as they shield in the institutions which have closed doors to protect them 9/
For those whose vigil tonight will be long and lonely in quiet houses on quiet streets with all but quiet minds to keep them company 3/
For those whose vigil tonight will be at the fireside of buildings collapsing because someone left the toaster on next to the book they were reading to take their minds off this whole, consuming unknown 4/
For those whose vigil tonight will be kept in snuggly beds with the ones they love, as they mend broken hearts and stretched relationships with the gift of uninterrupted presence 5/
For those whose vigil tonight will be in pain because it’s chronic not acute and so others have run out sympathy for them just like the pharmacy ran out of paracetamol 6/
For those whose vigil tonight will be stacking shelves in preparation for the onslaught of panic-buying after a day-long rest at last 7/
