Beloved

by Carissa Early

BELOVED

If I can someday convey the semantic range of my love

for you

I will die a happy woman—

but only if your grave is dug in yielding soil beside me,

and we will feed this longing earth

together.

CARISSA EARLY

Carissa Early is a writer and counselor living in Northern California. Her work explores the crossroads of pain and joy––the inexplicable hunt for beauty in the dark. Her writing has appeared in Fathom, Calla Press, and other publications. 

Carissa writes on the complexities of faith and suffering at Chasing the Light.