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
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
Grieving goes only
where Brave is willing
Brave is alone
trusting
It feels alone
dw
Straining to hear
is not better
than listening
quietly
knowing
the answer will come
I try to tell myself
dw
becoming flame 