What is gifted from conception
Is givenness.
The toe of a child or the birthmark scarring flesh
Is givenness.
Inside, around, or without
Our exposed being
Swells shame and pride
Love and hate
Forces swirling into fallenness
So there is constant need for divine connectivity.
An umbilical chord pulls heavenly,
But being tethered to this earth
With weighted pulleys
We ox-like trod.
Is givenness.
The toe of a child or the birthmark scarring flesh
Is givenness.
Inside, around, or without
Our exposed being
Swells shame and pride
Love and hate
Forces swirling into fallenness
So there is constant need for divine connectivity.
An umbilical chord pulls heavenly,
But being tethered to this earth
With weighted pulleys
We ox-like trod.
Like a painting on a ceiling
Man's reach is only high enough
To be lofty
And then in our finest moments
When others see our demigodliness
Our hand begins to drop
But for a God who reaches further
Down and out
We would fall into our givenness.
