Archive for January 29th, 2007
Regarding Jonah
The word came and he went
in the other direction.
God said: Cry tears of compassion
tears of repentance;
cry against the reek
of unrighteousness;
cry for the right turn
the contrite spirit.
And Jonah rose
and fled/in tearless silence.
I prefer magnificent distances
between me and God.
Reserve me a quiet cubicle
where my shipmates’ screams
will be inaudible.
Let them wrestle with revolutions.
I am resolved to sleep soundly.
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