Thursday, July 28, 2016

Being Jacob



Being Jacob

Contrition while an admission is rescue from perdition
A bargain done, with self that was undone
For none start out intending to be the desolate one
So you reach the point of being Jacob, wrestling with destiny’s ton

Time to turn and shift towards your crying out identity
Are we stronger for this tussle which shakes and rustles?
Once again that human search for guarantee
But in reality I know there’s nothing that smiles like uncertainty

It taunts from its perch of self-righteous sanctity
So what is strength discovered along this pathway of thorns?
The ability to endure and live without any rewarding horns?
As I write this I endure the poet’s world of falling

Qualms, apprehension all signaling damnation calling
Emotions flow back and forth clashing with angel and devil
What’s the point at times like this, nihilism’s evil
To satisfy who you are and live not being slammed by shame on life’s anvil

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