the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » desire https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 The grain and the fish https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/the-grain-and-the-fish/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/the-grain-and-the-fish/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Here I am, again, thrashing on Your threshing floor.
God, grind my garbage from the good grain.
Garner it for the gardens growing beautiful garlands
to wrap around Your feet, for I cannot wear them.

“Don’t eat me!” I scream and gulp as I wiggle out of
the surging stream that is not my life, love, nor desire.
I am a fish floundering in the tweed of the Fisherman.
Caught again, unaware what other’s need.

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