Poetry in Color Forum

~ What Then Could Be ~

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~ What then could be, ~
if hate wanted nothing more ...
nothing more ... but the best
for-another ... and-itself?
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~ Saw, the reality, and-
felt-the-evidence, was-
shown the light in view
of-the-division that-has-
~ risen;- taken-root-and-
sprouted-up ... growing-
~ from-the-cold center;- of ~
~ its heart of greed, the selfish,
~~ poisonous desire for everything, ~~
~ (more), moving-toward the hour of its ~
~ isolation, choking-out-all-that-is genuine,
advancing-onward within-this belief, and-yes
what-if-it-was-awakened;- for the first time, to
the-fallacies-of-its-own-faithless and complete-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ denial, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~
~ lack of trust, its ~
hopeless, condition;-
yes what if through
perfect kindness,
it-was provided
another way
~
~~~
~ ~~ ~
~ Was-shown- ~
~ the hard sting, ~
~ the- absent- hand- ~
~ of-its-ugliness, ~
~ its prejudice, ~
~ all-the- ~
~ tears-it- ~
~ caused- ~
~ that- ~
~ have-
~ fallen-
~ in- ~
~ despair. ~
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~~~~

~~
~~ Looked- ~~
~~ down-deep- ~
~~~~ within ~~~~
~~~ cried- ~~~
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~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~ out-for-Jesus-itself, for-the-first -~~~~~~~~~
time no please;- ~~ no ... no more;- ~~ please Jesus, God-
make-it stop;- carrying-with-it ... and knowing-
for certain;- if-but-for-but-only- a-moment-
the-painful- ~~~~~~ result ~~~~~ of its flight
from this ~~~~~ truth;- ~~~~~ from its
listless, and-purely-
senseless, movement-
~~~~ of aggression, ~~~
sharing the-feeling also-
~~ felt;-by its devotion to ~
~ this, by ~~ ~ allowing ~
~~ itself-to-live exclusively,
~ in-this-fruitless indifference,
and-truly stubborn, and inconclusive;-
~~~ erroneous, ~~~ ~~~~ illusion! ~~~~

~ Screaming out why, ~
~~~ far-and-wide-high-and-
low-in-the-dark;- trembling;-
alone ... in the cold, searching-
~ franticly, for the truth ... lost;-
~ gone awry, totally amiss, being ~
the only obvious, driving question,
~pounding away ... relentlessly;- ~
~stripping-them-of-their-freedom
~ squandering-the-treasures of- ~
~~ their-stolen-security;- ~~
~ and fullness-of-spirit. ~~

~~ And what if, it did long to ~~
know and moved, never to forget;-
the-humble-cry-from-the-hearts,
the-needs-of-the-many, hurting,
the innocent answered, living,
dying, fading away amid the-
battle, raging-war-on-them-
~ inside-its-eroding prison;
~ amid the echos of their ~
souls emptiness;- hoping,
praying-quietly-to-have-
the-righteous-comfort-
~ of-their-lost-lives- ~
~~ again ensured. ~~
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~ So what if love, joy,
and hope, honesty and
patience;- consideration,
~ generosity mercy and- ~
forgiveness, compassion-
~~ and unconditional- ~~
~~~~ understanding, ~~~~
~~~~ and the-beauty- ~~~
~~ revealed-in the-way ~~
~~ of their-faithfulness- ~
~~ to-the-very-principal ~
~~ of-remaining-open, ~~
~~ brought-bitter-hate- ~
~ to-its-knees;- to finally,
~ acknowledge-this;- and
in surrendering;- it was- ~
~ transformed-and made-
~ again through-this to-be
~~ accepting, and was ~~
~ willing, to work as well,
setting-them-free-living-
~ as-one-with-them, as it
strived for the perfection,
the protection;- of these
~~~~ greater things? ~~~~~

~ Oh-yes! What then? Could be? ~

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