Observation
Weighing our world from behind sunglasses,
wrapped in
the latest fashion,
hands
on the wheel of an SUV,
we
live without want,
or wish we
could …
Maybe if we act as if our world is fine,
it will be;
and the truth of our lives
will match our imagination. And no one will see
the brokenness
disguised like peplum-covered flaws
on
an uneven frame.
In this illusion of unassailable perfection,
we hide
from ourselves,
from
each other and from God (we think),
the very things, that when revealed
make
us most alike.
Perhaps, someday soon we’ll see ourselves reflected
in the other,
and recognize our common need
for
compassion and forgiveness.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2013
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