June 28th

"There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, 'Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!'" Matthew 20:30

some days, okay most,
i am staring through those
lenses ground thick 

by my stubbornness.

on other days, 

i decide to put those drops of love

in my eyes and am stunned

because i can actually see

to the far shore of grace.

and then, there are simply

those days when, blinded

by my sheer narcissism, 

i can only cry out, 'have mercy'

hoping that you are able

to see me sitting by the side

of the that potholed road called

Loneliness.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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