Monday, August 07, 2023

sometimes

"How long will you assail a person,
  will you batter your victim, all of you,
as you would a leaning wall, a tottering fence?"  Psalm 62:3

sometimes,
it is not a big
piece of wood 
which inflicts pain
but the keyboard
on our device.

sometimes,
it is not a right hook
to the jaw which 
knocks a person down,
but our finger pointing
at them while we talk
behind their back.

sometimes,
it is not the meanest
junkyard dog which 
scares people silly
but that righteous,
compassionate believer
convinced their words
are all another person 
needs for healing, rather
than a gentle touch.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

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