Tedious
though it is,
stasis
has its upside—
which is (of course)
that no downside
exists.
what "is"
is less precious,
doesn't mean as much—
and perhaps
that means more
than we're willing
to admit.
*
And God said,
fear not;
to me you are more valuable
than a whole flock
of sparrows.
And some who were assembled there
tried hard not to wonder,
how many birds really count
as a flock?
And a few others
started pulling bows back
with arrows.
And the rest sort of toed the ground,
or else turned aside
and coughed.
*
What is a soul?—
but our sense
of denial,
famously bitter
and let out
on the prowl.
The look on its face says,
I'm adamant
I'm elsewhere.
Nothing that happened here
ever mattered
anyhow.
