THE SPIRIT IN THE SKY

 
 
 
 The oneness of us all
    Does not have any influence
       When we point out our diversities
  
 How different are we 
    From each other could be the question
  
 What is our number?
    Would be the answer
  
 Yet, we have one sun, giving light
    On one day, which will have rhythms 
       Different for each of us who
  
 Have our own politics, religion, and methods
    But, none-the-less will answer to and be watched over
       By that Spirit in the sky, today and all days
  
 When did we become so arrogant, elevating ourselves
    As individuals or collectives to a superior position
       Than those who have come before?
  
 We have the same stars and moons 
    The ocean tides change the same
       Days begin and end like birth and death
  
 Who can proclaim aloneness or credit when
    So many came together to advance our state of being
       Relying on the grace of the Holy Spirit
  
 We proclaim and draw swords, divide and conquer
    Live wretched lives that have no ethic and in this midst
       The Spirit, somehow, moves us forward and allows us error
  
 What is life?  If we have seen the seasons we have seen life
    Pockets are picked while a pickpocket hangs at the gallows
       When will we learn what is important?  The Spirit waits,
          Does not intervene.  We have free will.  It is up to us
  
 We will release our anxieties and believe the words we speak
    Forgive in truth and live fulfilled, when we reach for His hand
       The Spirit in the sky - - - waiting for us, waiting for that day
  
 Steve Haarman aka Stanski
 February 11, 2021 ^
  
   

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