with John from his prison cell
we ask:
Are You the One
or should we seek another?
century after countless century
I and my Children
still wander in the desert
asking
turning away
failing to see
each other
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what value
obstacles raised were formidable
for every solution offered
greater resistance arose
the tale told over and over again
for how long?
no one remembered
when it wasn’t there
the split, the separation,
the questions unanswered
silenced in the end
by the only question, in truth,
that could be asked:
"but what could matter
more than love?"
- pb 2011 - from "untying the web"
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