Let me kiss it better I said to Noah
And lifting him kissed him on the cheek
Is that okay? I asked
And he pointed to his nose
Kiss that too
And so I did
And that is how life goes
Healing hurts and harm
A vital task
Unattended wounds will fester sore
All life’s traumas injustices attacks
They cripple us disable us
Really set us back
Unless we attend
And mercy pore
The wounds that Jesus bore
The cross the crown
The scourging of his flesh
The doing down
The insults and the jeering
The lying accusation
The suffering that led him to a tomb
All these he bore
And now alive again
He calls us to bring healing to the world
Let all your words be healing words
All your deeds be kind
Pick up the child
And hold the child
And let him know you care for him
In body soul and mind
Brian Fahy
9 May 2022
Erris Poetry 