Psalm

Psalm

Krystle Eilen

I want my Joy to be a Joy
that rends me,
To reach a pitch supra-divine—no different
from the most Exquisite Sorrow—
that I vanish so utterly
And thus intone: alas! alas! alas!

So, too,
I want my Sorrow to be a Sorrow
that ravishes me,
To plumb a depth wholly other—resembling
Amazement Absolute—
that I break into round laughter
And thus cry: hosanna! hosanna! hosanna!

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Krystle Eilen
Poet & Student

Krystle is a Filipino poet whose works have been published in Eunoia Review, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, BlazeVOX, Poetry Life and Times, ZiN Daily, Literary Heist, and other publications. In her free time, she enjoys reading and creating art.

Photography by Shana Van Roosbroek