I wonder at life, with its cares and strife
It is a mystery I cannot figure out
My mind’s thoughts and I are in struggle
I don’t think we are good for one another
However, we have a common denominator
A secret we hide, we question the Creator
We even get angry and ask Him why, she
And I
We moan and complain, ending in tears
Only to exaggerate our fears
How can we survive this earth, it is unstable?
Earth’s bones are old and tired, its entrails
Are full of anger and hate, oceans roar, angry
Waves sink, only to rise and soar, tides flow
From the womb of God, a second womb
Bares humanity
A mother impregnated with the seed of
A lustful father, we are on loan here it is
Not forever…
In the kitchen of old, God stirred His bowl
With a little dirt and water, He molded and
Folded, then added sons and daughters
The time and place where we live is
Determined, He carved a little space for each
Man, woman and race, the timeline of
Life, how quickly it ends, the earth swallows
The remains, and distances the cries, each
Time one dies
Are we any different from our ancestors
Long ago? Did they not experience birth
And death? Some taken at birth, some
Left
The same sun shone on their backs, the
Moon shone on their sleep, the sea
Throbbed and beat, life goes on until
Time empties into space, for isn’t this between
Life and death, just a stopping place?
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