Monday, April 25, 2022

OPEN YOUR EYES




 Image created by Wyoming Equity. Native Americans would probably really understand this image.

You will have to read carefully. No punctuaiton. Too many believe they know how Creation should work better than the Creator. Listen to the Song. Damce a little. Dance a lot. Marvel at the endless variety of colors, sounds, images. Open up. Sure it's scary; that's what makes it fun.

an open poem to a closed mind
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when you hate
someone
because they are
different than you
then you are unknowingly hating on
the very Architect of Creation itself
to rage against a color
you have never seen before
because its exotic
tincture offends
your orthodox eyes
suggests that you believe
the Divine Artist is worried
about what you think
did the first burst of
cosmic energy care
about its critics when
it began to paint life
across the constantly
unfolding canvas of
the known universe?
hell no
it just wildly created
this delicate masterpiece
of endless fire, orchestrated chaos
and a trillion or so wobbling worlds
like a Michelangelo made out of an
army of swarming angels
every inch of everything
that exists is a unique piece
of abstract splatter art
so, if God was so
unrestrained when
it came to creating
the stretching forever
kingdom of stars
it makes sense
that God was even
more uninhibited when
it came to how we
were made
each of us are a wow sculpture of
unbridled never-seen-before genius
who are you
to decide how
The Everlasting Potter
molds their art?
get over your fear
of people who
look
live
pray
love
believe
differently than you do
because the more you hide
from what is foreign to you
the more you hide from
the miracle of this existence
you only get to ride this
skin and bone rollercoaster
for so long
quit closing your eyes
stare into the swirl
because that’s where God’s
most profound artwork is
hurry up
open your eyes
you’re missing it
open your eyes
hurry up
and once you do
you will see it
the relentless power
of creation
oh, and how you’ll gasp
when you finally see it
~ john roedel

1 comment:

Lisa :-] said...

This is beautiful!

Lately, I've been contemplating on how atheists (and others) scoff at people who believe, using the excuse, "Do you think the creator of something as infinite as the universe cares about YOU? Hah!"

But, you know, just because WE can't grasp the idea of something so huge being connected to every part of its creation, doesn't mean it can't be true. We so limit ourselves with our human-ness sometimes. It's like, if a human being couldn't possibly manage a feat (or even imagine it) it can't be done. So foolish.