June 30–July 6 ❘ Alpha and Omega

Alpha and Omega

You are calm,
an encyclopedia from A to Z
explaining precept after precept,
calling and recalling me.

I am ornery,
cussed as a veteran rebel,
refugee of a district burned over
and over by shame.

I am always in the middle,
tugging at threads and trying
to pick little holes in the veil
to see through.

You are always wrapped around me,
shoring up against erosion,
reconfiguring pieces to fit,
from beginning to end.

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