my assumption

7.8.24

revised 8.20.24

battle beads at bedtime fend off

unwelcome impulse in the trough

topographic manger for me

oneiric home from which to flee

mattress top as axis mundi

curbsides as the part in the sea

pentecostal schedule as true

responsorial psalm as cue

the times we fall short — intercede

for us, Mother - will is our deed

serious question, gentile asks

sock wrestle in play: denied task

return is obedience, see

Father, Spirit, Lord Almighty

walk here to escape detention

or else, eternal suspension

golden beads in daytime keep near

a past moment: eyes descaled, clear

promises to our Advocate

numbers, parentheses, and wit

testing is shopping as a spree

borrowed Rosary was a key

a Holy code, challenging test

the Gamemaster gives clues to rest

alleluia! abalone!

some more rubbish; affect, stony

closure and praise, times two

good and evil, i thought i knew

repetition is procedure

we have faulty guides, one Teacher

speak through the silence: our prayer

seek the yarn; Selah in a chair

on the balance beam; there, plié

i’m not a channel, but a bay

in the day, i’m a little ghost

receptacle for God, foremost