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Gethsemane

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Gethsemane

Darlene Young
Apr 7, 2023
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I want to tell the story. But—
there is no approaching this, 
strange crux
of everything.

Come at it sideways.
Come at it from the edge.

Picture, then,
a hardscrabble patch of land.
Rocks. An olive tree. Sparse, 
straggling desert grass. The rocks

have been waiting. The wind
has been waiting. The living souls nearby
sleep through the whole thing.
(Th…

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Darlene Young
Darlene Young is author of the poetry collection Homespun and Angel Feathers and teaches writing at Brigham Young University.
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