I love.
God loves.
Though God does not have a body,
which could get frustrating.
I loved you.
God did, too.
Then again, God loves everybody--
She spreads it around, that's what I've heard.
I knelt right here
to win Her ear,
and prayed and prayed and prayed and prayed
my little heart out for you
that the most awful painful things
would smack you where it stings
and if
these wishes failed, why then,
I might have to consider
to forgive.
So I forgive
like God forgives,
though we both hold back flood and plague
just in case--
which could get messy,
Missy.
Just you wait.
_________
Yeah. Forgiveness ain't easy. Still, we do our best to hold back. I think God hears you. She certainly speaks through you. Miss you, chica. Crazy busy.
ReplyDeletei like it.
ReplyDeleteHard to forgive, but maybe ok if flood and plague get held back just in case, cause even god does that... love this sassily insightful take.
ReplyDeletebeautiful, insightful poem. thank you so much for sharing your wonderful thoughts.
ReplyDeletehave a great weekend~
I love the sassy "could get messy, Missy. Just you wait."
ReplyDeleteThe repetition and alliteration work really well in this--give a very restrained and almost formal feel to an emotional piece. I especially like the switch between conversational and biblical tones.
ReplyDeleteThis is wicked cool!
ReplyDeleteShay--
ReplyDeleteI lovedlovedloved your line break between the third and fourth stanza.
Brilliant.
Your balance,choices, and uber-clarity conspire in this to beg a species of poetic perfection.....pleasing,
ReplyDeleteAloha
Love that ending!
ReplyDeletesee, with you, you draw an "X" in the air and gently wave your pen and it lands square. you don't need a laser sight, anything so quaint and technical as a red dot. and your target? a red dot means instant end, a flooding red splotch, and they get out from what comes next. but your "X"? That's where fright burrows beneath the skin: because survival means more x's.
ReplyDeletei bet it does get messy
ReplyDeleteOkay, in my previous comment I mentioned how beautifully you write love poetry. Well, now I say you're also very good at revenge poetry. This one made me laugh loudly. I'm still laughing:~)
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