"You're pregnant," says Gabriel,
forcing Mary–unsuspecting teenager–
to plunge deeper than ever before
(we would assume)
soulward for some place
to ground this unfathomable annuciation.

Today, what say the angels to you
that turns you inward
to drag out unimagined resources
hidden deep in your own battered soul?

Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.