Longing is a liar
close kin to Coveting
a deprecated religious word
meaning there’s something I want
want enough so it bothers me
bothers me enough to distract me
distract me from what’s before me
right now:
the opportunity to live and act
fully
undistracted
dw
When I used to go to church
I wasn’t who I was
…
Neither was God
…
So we both left
…
Sad
Disappointed
For my church-going friends
I mean no harm
This is poetry
Expressing the experience of many
Not doctrine
Saying how it should be
Grace and peace to you…
dw
Now we know who won
what is left to do
but love God
love our neighbor
keep praying
and persevere
with more compassion than ever
through the trials and tribulations
of an evil, evil time.
Grace and peace to us…
dw
Verbally assented to all the right things
Loved all the wrong things
Believed they were better than everyone else
Trusted in their entitlement
Were blind to it all
Lord, have mercy on us.
dw
If it were the end of days,
I’d say:
Let’s do this,
See what God begins next.
Let’s do it together,
See how God loves
from the very next beginning
To the never-ending end.
dw
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