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Crucifixion
Anna Akhmatova
Anna Akhmatova
Crucifixion
Do not weep for me, Mother,
when I am in my grave.
A choir of angels glorified the hour,
the vault of heaven was dissolved in fire.
"Father, why hast Thou forsaken me?
Mother, I beg you, do not weep for me. …
"
1938
Mary Magdalene beat her breasts and sobbed,
His dear disciple, stone-faced, stared.
His mother stood apart. No other looked
into her secret eyes. No one dared.
1940, Fountain House
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