threshold

Standing on the threshold of an empty tomb:

the void is endless,

darkness complete,

as we stare into the abyss.

Eternity is not within

however much it draws us in

however much it tears apart

however much it breaks our heart.

Eternity has left

this building:

we must turn our eyes

from what has gone

and look for what

is yet to come

in the warmth

of a new day

in the garden

of hope.