Sunset

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Liquid gold lines the clouds
and as I gaze outward
my tiny, brittle heart
remembers its expanse
 
 
 
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To give a thank you to God

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
To give a thank you to God
is to throw a drop of water into the sea;
to become a thank you for God
is to join the sea
 
 
 
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Idol

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Overwhelming stress
is an indication
that an altar has been built
 
 
 
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The lost

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Here I come
hair tied back
sweeping up the lost
 
 
 
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Yes, you are helpless

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Yes, you are helpless
and plans fall apart
and people disappoint
and promises aren’t kept
and your body breaks down;
all of these are gentle doors
that open to my heart
and only I am waiting to comfort you eternal
as long as you choose to pass through
 
 
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A note to the traveler

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
All roads do not lead forward
most loop back around
 
 
 
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Illuminated mysteries

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Illuminated mysteries
are such that
even when lit
only the edges can be seen
 
 
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Detour

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
I stare at the flooded road.
“Don’t worry,” God says. “There’s another way.”
My heart drops at the burned-out bridge.
“Don’t worry,” God says. “There’s another way.”
I wail when I see the tornadoed stretch.
“Don’t worry,” God says. “There’s another way.”
In a fit of anger, I shred the map.
God smiles and says, “Exactly. Now you can follow me.”
 
 
 
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Scrub off the grime on your heart

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Scrub off the grime on your heart;
be vigilant, for it collects
and scrubbing once only means
that you’ve scrubbed once,
while vigilance requires every moment
 
 
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House party

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Your whisper cuts through the din 
and pulls me along a suddenly forested road;
all of the people and the party fade away
and here I am with you, my spirit tingling like a divining rod
leaping in my hands: there’s water
 
 
 
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