#immanence
So many words.
Which to choose.
Amplify.
Execute.
Which to use.
Validate.
Embolize.
Constitute.
Simple smooth ambivalence
Relative.
Dissonant.
Hellenistic rhetoric.
Romulas.
Immanence.
Sep 14, 2019
Sep 14, 2019 at 4:39 PM UTC
"Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Jesus Christ?"
For a moment, I almost tell him that I was born Jewish.
Or that I don't really believe in a God at all.
I almost tell him, "No."
But I look at his too-thin, pathetic face,
And at his cross necklace.
I notice his red shirt,
The blazing white shoes,
faded jeans without a belt.
I almost tell him, "No."
Then I remember that old trick I used to play.
knock knock knock. The door opens.
"Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Jesus Christ?"
The same look I'm giving him now, and the door closes again.
I rob the neighbor visiting his daughter in New Mexico instead.
I almost tell him, "No.
I don't have the time because I can't be redeemed, so **** off."
I almost tell him, "Your God is a lie that your parents made up to keep you a ******
I almost flip him off and say, "White America can eat my ***
I almost tell him, "No."
But I hesitate, because I marvel at his capacity to believe.
I almost tell him, "No."
But I hesitate. I look him in the eyes.
"No," I say, and I slam the door in his face.
Dec 6, 2018
Dec 6, 2018 at 1:48 PM UTC
Today I saw the edges of my self
fraying in the wind.
I saw leaves
split their veins against autumn fire.
I saw the departed
gather at convenience stores
and speak their regrets into the pavement.
I tried to join in
but couldn’t voice a thing.
Sometimes we bleed
disarticulate through our flesh
**** without purpose.
I am sempiternal today
but not tomorrow.
May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016 at 8:09 PM UTC