Friday, January 3, 2020

way forward easy



the road to Golgotha
is rutted and bumpy
but once there
i find the skulls flattened
and the way forward
easy

i had seen this again, and again
both in that primordial crucifixion
of Jesus, the Nazarene
and later in the fate
of his followers

help me, i pray
pain in its precise dimension
i see
and the wellness
that it brings to self

particularly
the weight loss
it leads to
the pricking
that happens
to my bloated ego

keep my soul
away from that sickness
of inflating my self-importance
prior to the wellbeing
and the authentic need
of my flock
i am shepherding

help me
courageously prevent
that fatted sheep
pushing around
or preventing the lean
to enjoy freely
that food in plenty
your providence

henry victor           22.03.2008