Other Plans

Mary has just informed her family and Joseph about her condition. (not the joyous reaction she might have anticipated)

 Yesterday, everything was so clean.  

Celestial greetings offered,

Divine Kingdoms promised,

A Sacred Plan proposed.

Yes, I remember there was a Plan…

Was that but a cruel daydream?

My womb informs me that my babe is real enough.

Today, Mother’s tears are endless,

Father’s eyes dismiss me,

And oh, my love, my Joseph

Recoils from my touch!

My innocence drowns in whispers of scandal

 

Tomorrow, I will leave my home

So that other plans can be made.

Whose Plan now shall I serve?

Reviews

[Jibey]

Interesting take on how a young girl, pregnant but not married, might respond to the bewilderment and tears of family and boy-friend who is not the father...

The opening lines speak well of the clarity of her faith - to be sorely tested by unexpected outcomes...

[Mary]

thanks, Jibey, for your thoughtful review.

[MaryBee]

Powerful, really puts you in her shoes for a min. We were named after a strong woman.

[MOON]

What a great write, Mary's feelings ... whose plan shall I serve.

[Marie]

Poor Mary.
She was so blessed and so maligned.

[Leslie Philibert]

I enjoy poems based on stories or literary works, I think you did well here, a very original interpretation of a well known event, good work.