So, I am surrounded by "Christians". I read, or pretend to read a nearly unending stream of "Christian" books. I go to "Christian" classes. I am required to journal about my devotional life for a class. On the whole, I'm utterly, annoyingly inundated with "Christian" and "religious" things. So I'm blogging now about random things, whenever and however they strike me. But I assure you, these are totally non-religious thoughts. It's safe to come here.
At some point soon, I'll talk about baseball. Fantasy baseball. But not now.
I wrote this today instead of paying attention in class. Enjoy.
A Covenant Always Leaves Scars
A child with bed rails lies awake,
With a night light for his dreams
And a flashlight for his nightmares.
Vengeance reeks of ammonia,
Of oft-forsaken fear
Until death itself despairs of trust
(Linens, iron, lead and rust).
One floor down and three lifetimes over
Without stains upon the sheets,
The object of our failures
Restless in his sleep
Having unleashed our hymns of evil
By brutal, somber dance
(This painful, lucid trance)
(This liquid-solid-stepped advance)
Upsetting, but not obsessive
Yet compulsive nonetheless,
With white vinyl and picket fence
And two parents full of hate,
A fatherless child lies awake.
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