history forever?
was it His death on
the cross? or was it
His life, the way He lived?
He dared to live compassion
with human hands… knowing
the risk, He took it….
He knew that all lives
are connected… and lived
what He knew to be true….
‘the kingdom of heaven
within you…’
His death merely an extension
of His life… the final step
of a long journey….
‘the way, the truth, and the life…’
compassion, compassion, compassion…
God’s hands are human!
eyes fixed straight ahead….drawn by the spectreof our own greed;use it up, throw it out,use it up, throw it out….hardened and lifeless,eaten from withinby the maggots of ego…deaf to the criesof our own children,blinded by the ‘God’of cyber technology…strip the fields,cut down the forests…mine the mountains,we pee in our owndrinking water, andwalk away….leaving nuclear tracksin…
work, daylight to dawn,for everything we had.we grew our own food, wecut firewood, we workedwith our hands.we were taught to work…we built houses, bridges,paved roads… worked onfarms, worked in sawmills,worked in factories…whatever it took for foodand shelter…and if a neighbor got hurt,or sick, and couldnt work…we helped him and his familytill he could.those of us…
we cover the graves, mechanical slaves,never dividing wrong from right.leaving the ghosts of eternityto sweep these dusty floors.by the fire of our own desires,waiting for the knock upon the door.and battered hands never reaching,bridges we never crossed.too drunk with fear to name our tears,too blind to count the loss.only the few who dared to bleed,who…
an intelligent option!does notmake one manbetter than another!does notexcuse apathy, hypocrisy,or greed!cannotbuy love, salvation,or dignity!
painted by an orphan brush….heroin ghost nightmareslost in the voidbetween time and flesh…cold steel revolverbeneath the pillow-the line between fearand ‘i dont give a damn’!and the eyes of the childrenstare like poison inkon the pages of what’s left…cold iron barsblurr the vagabond nightwith feelings that tastelike death….karma rips the night asunder….and you’re left praying…for clear…
