A Girl Named Mister by Nikki Grimes

Author:Nikki Grimes [Nikki Grimes ]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780310399612
Publisher: Zondervan

Bedtime

Home again,

I hurry to my chamber.

My cloak barely hides

the changing contour

of my belly.

Soon enough I will look

as though I swallowed the moon.

I must tell Joseph

that the life nesting in me

was placed there by Jehovah.

But why would he believe?

What if, convinced I have broken

God’s holy law,

he drags me before the priest,

has me judged and sentenced

to be stoned?

What if—

The bloodied face of Salome

floats to the surface of my mind.

Stop it! Stop it!

I order myself.

Where is your faith?

Do you truly believe

God Almighty would bless you

to carry his son,

then stand idly by

while both your lives are taken?

I bow my head,

soak in the silence,

and wait for my heart to slow.

Lord, forgive me.

I know you will protect us.

Please ready me for

whatever trials lie ahead.

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