The Sacrifice of Me and Jesus
He said to the Ocean
'how deep your depths,
how many waves
each day crest? '
What mountains
reside
below;
what volcanoes
have you seen
in your watery
life? '
Why must I swim
in you
and risk a drowning
if your waters inside
I breathe? '
What ironies in the ocean blue;
we live each day
with things which both comfort us
and in a long moment
can extinguish us thus?
'What of you Love''
he said
can I swim in you
unmindful that too deep
and my drowning ensues?
Can there be too much Love
Too True?
Must all things be judged
by what is good for me
or what is good for you?
What then of what is good
for someone else
and I then become the willing or un-willing
sacrifice?
If the standard is only what is good for me
there will not ever likely be
civilization
or even family.
So how to judge
about how to act;
shall it be for me
[...] Read more
poem by Lonnie Hicks
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
