by Jake Hawkey
We find it hard explaining suffering unsolicited unwarranted good things happening to bad people bad things happening to good people but God is infinite unfathomable compassionate & by humble estimates peace could be here tomorrow if each reached their potential today the only real question is how can we allow for each other a spring? rain is God’s happy & sad tears sustaining lightning is God’s doubt flashing in the mirror every time we don’t assemble potential then thunder is God moving furniture to understand from a newer perspective
for Sonnie
Jake Hawkey studied art at the University of Westminster and poetry at Queen’s University Belfast. He was selected for Poetry Ireland Introductions in 2020 and is currently a poetry PhD candidate at Queen’s.