Turning your entire world
upside down.
Give it a shake
and see what comes out.
Dreams caught between the moments,
like money in the cushions.
Pushing all the noise aside,
you find out your grip
on all of this
is precious tenuous.
Called to heed another lie,
crisis of Faith
shouldn’t shake your mountains.
You came
from a place
of ugliness
and flames.
Today
you have made
it out
of the conflagration.
Let them laugh
and call you, “Christian,”
but you know what it means
to have felt the weight
and suffered darkness.
No weapon formed against you
shall prosper.
Learning what it is
to discern truth,
from false signs,
to gifted grifters.
Everyone is out here
selling saviors,
you’re just hanging on,
not buying in.
You’ve made
it this far.
No way
you’re giving up, now.
They say
it’s got to be hard,
and it is.
That’s what life’s about.
You’re learning
all these crucial lessons.
The world is round,
so how do we know
when it’s upside down?
You’ve got
a good sense of direction.
You’re starting
to figure it out.
Don’t stop now.
DJR – 2023
