I was expecting it to be heavy

but it was aluminum, not steel.

I pushed with my foot,

and it slid easily,

and I stood there foolish,

not having had to call upon any strength.

I was expecting it to be heavy, but

–my God–not this heavy,

one of those tasks that it’s impossible to stop

even when repeated failure is guaranteed.

I was expecting it to be heavy,

and it was,

but I can hardly remember now

how somehow it moved when I pushed,

as if someone else was also pushing.

His yoke is easy and His burden is light.