what must i do
in order to
stand:
brush all the cookie
crumbs off my lap;
check my tie,
knotting it twice;
lace up my shoes
so i don't trip
and fall flat on
my foibles?
what will it take
for me to
endure:
soak my dirty laundry
in a vat of Fuller's;
pick up the litter
i have strewn all
along my journey;
skinny dip down at
Refiner's Lake?
i give thanks
every time (every time!)
i remember that
it is as simple as
getting out from
under the feet of
the Messenger
the Message
the Way.
(c) 2009 Thom M. Shuman
