Ich und Du

there i lay, my body
trembling,
leaf-like,
in the wind of wondrous discovery.

there i stayed, my mind
roving,
winding—
why was i made steward of such mysteries?

and in the dark
i saw Christ—
i spoke into the night
and cried: Thou!
my whole being turning, widening, facing:
ev’ry inner evil loosed before Him
as i turned inside-out.

there He stood, present,
suffering:
exposing
my vaporous thoughts and vain iniquities.

for in the dark,
enters Christ—
He speaks into the night
and cries: Thou!
His whole being pouring, emptying, filling:
mankind’s ev’ry evil loosed upon Him
as God turns inside-out.

there He lay, His body
lifeless,
entombed
like a still-born child in its mother’s womb

then in the dark,
God’s Spirit spoke—
He whispered in the night
and cried: arise!
His whole being breathing, filling, labouring:
restoring all flesh in Adam’s re-birth
as Christ rose from the tomb.