June 15–21 ❘ Transgressions
Transgressions
We have children
and when they are little,
we set them tasks
to help them grow:
make your bed,
do your homework,
be kind to your friends,
do not lie.
Beds get made askew.
Homework is filled with errors.
Friends are treated to raw whim.
Lies are told and tied tight,
then regretted and unpicked.
We don’t ask for flawlessness.
Children learn life by trial
within boundaries:
so Eve eats the fruit
and Abraham lies to Pharaoh
and Rebekah tricks Isaac
and we find ourselves
crying on the back pew
as we consume our covenants.
Father sets bounds and tasks,
then lets us choose a path
to make them happen
one way or another.
Like sine waves testing crest
and trough, we move forward
to completion. No time to worry
who will read our stories
down the road and judge us
imperfect.
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