On Easter Sunday
She was attracted
by his sensitive face
bearded and soft-eyed
his quiet voice
explaining things
she'd never imagined
gave her thought
of her future.
....When
she brought him home
her parents were polite
and she felt she was
home-free but soon
they faulted
everything about him.
She resisted even when
they warned she would
become 'one of them'
and the canker of their
anger grew until
they said choose him or them.
She finally chose
wanting to love ... yet
unwilling to hurt them.
It was on Easter Sunday
they nailed her to
the cross of their bigotry
and left her homeless.
c. 1979 Rita Rosenfeld
published in Pub 4, Winter 1979
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