Curving toward the center

The catch

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

In softness light
in silken whispers
in weary collapse
in the catch

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Gatekeeper: Me

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Please transform my life, I say to God.
Please let me in, God says to me.
I need your help, I say to God.
Please let me in, God says to me.
I can’t do this without you, I say to God.
Please let me in, God says to me.

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Hole inefficiency

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

It is inefficient to fall into holes
and even more inefficient to fall into holes you have fallen into before

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When you encounter a roadblock on the path to God

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

When you encounter a roadblock on the path to God
try approaching through mystery

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On the probability that you will need to give it only once

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

I give my burden to God.
“So that’s it?” I ask.
“Probably not,” God says.

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Creamy is your heart

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Creamy is your heart
I dip my finger in
and every cell responds

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The return

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

It’s been a while, I say to God.
I’ve been waiting, God says to me.
Sorry about that, I say to God.
Do not be perfect, God says to me. Be pliable

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Devotion to you

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Do not worry, says the Lord
I never give up on you;
if you fear this, imagine infinity, again and again –
that is only the start of my devotion to you

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My path has no auto-renewal button

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

At every crossroad you must decide to choose;
there is no crossroad where your previous choice will choose the next

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Wisdom’s knowledge

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Wisdom comes in knowing that what you know is but one facet,
and that even deeper knowledge is still but one facet

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