Two Fathers

that
fateful
Friday
two
fathers
stand
together
as
different
as
the
heavens
are
from
the
earth
each
lose
a
son

two
fathers
touched
by
death
and
though
separated
by
centuries
united
by
a
common
grief
gut
wrenching
anguish

two
father’s
sons
are
brutalized
by
violence
each
son
dies
alone

two
fathers
weep
together
for
themselves
for
each
other
for
their
sons
Jesus
and
Nathan

two
fathers
as
different
as
heaven
and
earth
separated
by
centuries
stand
together
and
weep