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Faith(less)

when we met 
i had long abandoned religion
yet i found myself
praying 
save me 
from this storm 
that drenches my arid body
moves blood into my asleep marrow
rinses my doubt
help me 
i crave water
help 
this once faithless woman is ready 
to be crowned 
with thorns

in Poetry

About the Author

Gretchen Filart

Gretchen Filart is a writer from the Philippines, where she weaves poems and essays about motherhood, love, healing, nature, and intersectionalities. A finalist in phoebe’s 2023 Spring Poetry Contest, her work shares space in Rappler, Defunkt, Barely South Review, and elsewhere. Connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @gretchenfilart, or her website, ourworldinwords.com. She’s usually friendly.

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