Tag: theology
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Shalom
*A playful poem meant to highlight Mary’s youth while also honoring her maturity and faithfulness, two reasons, I believe, she was chosen to bear and love Jesus* Shalom was tiredas was I“How much farther, Joseph?”“Just a little bit,” he replied. Dear man.I’d come to learn“a little bit”was his way of managing a lot And I…
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The Sound of You
Gravel crunch and steel toe marchTrigger the hypervigilanceI instantly recallWhat ’til now I had forgottenAnd knowI’m in for itIf only I could shrink-I’d steal the gadget for you, honey-Instead, I freeze like a deer in headlightsDoom imminentTime traveling half-speedMy breathing is too loudCuz I’ve been holding itAnd my burning lungs alerted meSo the gasps come…
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Mud Pies
When God sat downTo play with dirt,Imagination open-mouth kissed reality.Thus, clay was dusted offAnd namedYet full completion didn’t comeUntil the entrance of anotherThe second-oneFor years I believedHer second formed birth orderMade her just so:SecondaryMade from man and for manAh, there was a realmWhere Eve placed firstRecognized for disqualificationWearing a crown of deceitLips apple redThus, the…
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Eye in the Sky
When you’re taughtthat God is the all seeing eye in the skyas a tactic for behavior and sin modification,it first strikes the fear of hell into youand thenInspires you to get better at hiding.Yet the hiding doesn’t stop at from others,but you also have to hide from yourself.If God knows everything,you can’t let Him know…