I asked Jesus to fix me, and when he did not answer I befriended silence in the hopes that my sin would burn and salve my mouth would dissolve like sugar on tongue, but shame lingered as an aftertaste.
Aku meminta Yesus memperbaikiku dan ketika dia tak menjawab Aku berteman dengan diam, berharap dosaku bisa terbakar dan mengolesi mulutku larut bak gula pada lidah, tetapi rasa malu tertinggal di sana.