Tag Archive: doubt


Hazy

Am I,
just a little boy,
holding up pictures,
to Papa?
Words
and images
flash, ssshwip!
ssshwip! ssshwip!
Jotted down,
capturing
the blur…
Lifting it
High, do
you see?
Do you,
see??

     Don't you
     doubt?                                                   I
     Wonder?                                                   hear
     as you wander,                                                 a
     meandering alone                                               voice 
     life's, bramble                                          He
     strewn path,                                              calls  
     of faith?                                                      my
     Broken,                                                        name                                                    
     battered                                                 He
     stumbling,                                                calls
     bruised                                                        me-
     beaten.                                                        Beloved.

These feelings,
swelling, growing,
deep,
inside me.
resentment,
anger,
loss,
jealousy.

Know it,
I do not,
feel it,
absolutely.
Question it?
Certainly.

When,
I ask,
does it
shift
from love,
into uncertainty
of love?

When,
does disrespect,
warrant,
resentment?
Is it jealousy,
or my reaction,
to a lack of respect?

Are these feelings
ever warranted?

I sit,
think,
and,
as always,
question.

Today,
woke up, smiling.
Certain,
that you understood,
turning
your face, away-
perhaps, you
don’t.