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TheBackOfTheMill
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since 2003-09-30
Posts 14
Canada

0 posted 2005-04-15 12:19 PM


Here I go pushing the "what is acceptable" envelope once again...I do have a liberal approach to what is "Spiritual Journeys" and this goes out to anyone who has ever experienced a "him" especially in a faith context where it's so hard to say "go away, leave me alone".


The House of God
Brothers and sisters in Christ
Breaking bread
In community
Oh the church
What can I say?

It’s my home
And your home
It’s our home
And his home too

I hate to say it
But I shiver when he walks by
I avoid "him" at all costs-
The brother who I wish wasn’t

It’s seems awful to say
But he just doesn’t seem to get it
The calls
The e-mails
The invitations

“Thanks for offering”
“Sorry not this time”
“No, I can’t”
Really
No
No
Please stop
No more
No

No difference
Talk about unconditional love, eh?
Somehow I don’t think this was
What Jesus was talking about

Love is gentle
Love is kind
Love means letting go
And sometimes saying no
Even when it’s hard

And it shouldn’t be hard
He’s old and scary
I’m the young naïve girl
But it didn’t start out like this
We were just two poets
Comparing notes

As poetry became less of the topic
And your life more
I stopped replying
It didn’t feel right
But you kept on

And still it comes
I don’t know where to turn
I don’t want to be mean
Or make this an issue
Just LISTEN

I know you are a child of God
I respect that
And honour that
But please
Get out of my room
In the House of God

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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989

1 posted 2005-05-10 05:54 PM


Your emotions come through strongly in this piece. Well done.
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