Saturday, February 3, 2024

Sacred Shredding of Shame

Will our current clothes melt off during the big burn?

Or, will they be ripped apart by thundering hooves?

How and when does the sacred shredding of shame

And obligation happen?


Our clotted up canals are not only our stuck places

But our protectors, too, keeping us safe from harm

While opening up our bodies, hearts and minds 

Expanding fully

What a risky proposition!


Not just naked but vulnerable, fragile, and gooey

We break open our shells of whatever sort

Asking, begging to enter the new world

Once and for all, proudly shedding our skins


Wait a minute! It could be cold out there

Or, suffocatingly hot

I didn’t bring my windbreaker or my hat

I need them when I travel to the New Earth

Got to find transportation as well


A glossy golden ribbon floated down from the sky

Seductive and magnetic, offering so many gifts 

If we touch or grab the thread, we may change

Forevermore, and we take our time deciding


Then, when the lions roar and the saxophones sing

We latch on to the glowing strand of gold and

Dive deep down into the ocean with glee

No longer wanting to live as we have been living 

We die to past structures in order to create 

This new world

This new space of Grace


It is time

It is now

Coming with me

Or not?

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