excuses for my shortcomings by Mainon A Schwartzand if i do not spend enough time in prayer, then i wonder why the ceiling does not more often lead me to speech. i study it often, more than often, sketching shadows from one corner to another, tracking the battle between sunlight and darkness, wondering which will win in the moment my attention finally slips. i have counted the inches on this minute battleground, i have weighed the falling plaster. i can tell you the exact number of trenches that have been dug, and their length. so if i do not much consider what is beyond these walls, or if i cannot write lines that leave a gasp of beauty on the page, it is because i am preoccupied by details. there is a spider traversing the windowsill, and i must record its journey. i do not have time to pray. 04/04/2005 Posted on 04/05/2005 Copyright © 2024 Mainon A Schwartz
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