Monday, April 7, 2014

As We Know It

How many times have drama demons
come knocking to herald
the disappearance or demise
of something we’re expected
to hold dear, echoing the phrase
“…as we know it” in their decree?

As if our knowing is the point;
is the key to it all!

Life, society, church;
all of these have
our particular comprehension
of them threatened regularly.

What if the issue is not really
 the loss of the things themselves,
but the forever-transforming nature
of our understanding of them?

What if that’s also the point
of life’s forward march:
an overture to reexamine
our knowing; to grow
our perception of people
and things around us?

Then, maybe, the fear mongers
would hold less sway, and we
would recognize the engraved envelope,
when it arrives, for the truth
of its invitation to see the universe
with new eyes, fresh hearts.

Photo by Kendall Cox

© 2014 Todd Jenkins


1 comment:

  1. This is particularly wonderful and the photo is priceless!

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