Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Identity

Ego drives desire
to make the mundane
appear extraordinary,
or paint amazing with
fluorescent self-deprecation;

both ends of the spectrum
send trawlers into shallow waters
 of the Gulf of Compliment.

Contented soul, resting
in Jordan's baptismal decree,
"You are my beloved;
with you I am well-pleased."
claims burning bush’s identity,
"I am who I am."

Without the need
to generate praise, the self,
freed from others’ expectations,
finds security in creation’s purpose.

Whom will you become
when you realize you
don’t have to be
who people think you are?


© 2013 Todd Jenkins

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