life is so long
there'll be plenty of chances
don't let yourself get yourself down
i promise he meant this, too
when he said this, too, shall pass.
in our dreams it is all perfect
but in our masochistic way we need the contrast
we need it to be bad
to know what good is
god is in the disappointments
god is in the pain
god is in hell, i sometimes think.
to let us fester in our own cruelty
to let you languish in your abandoment
to let me languish in my unanswered questions.
but that, too: even my ignorance, it shall pass.
when you have loved enough
felt enough
to understand that if you let it go it will remain
then you shall pass out of pain
or it will pass out of you.
in a life this long
there must be many passages.
you are blessed, and god is in the being.

03/12/2002

Posted on 03/12/2002
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