Art History

David

inspired
at 19 by Michelangelo’s David
a mere shepherd
in Carrara marble
17 feet tall
naked
yet not
vulnerable
rock in hand
feet on solid
ground
I would never meet
a man like this
but perhaps
I could embody
strength
courage
stability
standing up
to that before
which others
would simply
fall away



Pieta

when there is no god
left to console you
no name to cry out to
no mother goddess
who miraculously gave birth
who cried at the tomb
no one to hold you
as she held Jesus
in Michelangelo’s Pieta

if you are quiet
you will feel
your own heart beating
with the rhythm of
the moon the stars
earth rivers oceans wide
listen and you will hear
your own voice softly say
there there
it will be alright