The emergence of the soul

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Silence draws the soul
to sit on the outside

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Do not be who you are not, says the Lord

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Do not be who you are not, says the Lord;
if you do, we cannot be very close
for your mask will be in the way

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Attraction

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

As a fly is attracted to flypaper
so, too, can my desires blind

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Hovering

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I am in the definitions and I am between them,
and I’m certainly where there are no definitions at all

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The turning is prayer

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

The turning
is prayer

The re-turning
is prayer

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To stand before the fullness

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Empty, I stand before the fullness
and weep

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Wisdom, you touch with touchless hands

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Wisdom, you touch with touchless hands
and penetrate, all-knowing, beyond flesh

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The Leash Request

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

When anger inflames my heart and I go blind,
be that leash
so I do not walk off cliffs

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Overturning compassion

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Does compassion always soothe?
No. Sometimes it overturns.

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On worshiping other gods

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Other gods break.
Other gods die.
You can worship the abyss,
but it will not protect you.

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