Day Traveler

Living in the light of day

is a dangerous proposition;

maybe even more risky

than dying in the dark.

There, at least, you can

hold your breath, hiding beneath

a blanket, while you wait

for Chimera to crawl out

from under the bed or

sneak out of the closet.

Daylight, on the other hand,

leaves little to the imagination.

It reveals not only the truth

of our visible selves, but also

the existence of our hiddenness;

a revelation that religion sans faith

denies with its two-dimensional,

either/or conversion-as-event.

Cloudless sunlight casts shadows

on our four-dimensional reality,

requiring us to both embrace

the truth of time and our shadiness,

and bring them to font and table.

Redemption and wholeness require

such full disclosure; the spiritual life

is map and shoes for just

such a scandalous journey.

Photo by Todd Jenkins

© 2014 Todd Jenkins