Psalm 39
a psalm of lament
Why must we kill each
Other, Lord? Why is
Cain more of an
Example than a single
Lesson?
Your word tells us to
Love; yet you have
Commanded war, I
Know—does war work
When you are its
General?
We kill each other in
Small ways as well
In kindness withheld,
All respect scorned,
And in quotidian
Wounding that will not
Subside, such is our
Wayward will
And lack of empathy
Keep showing us the
Better way, O Lord
And when we must be
Brutal, let us yield
The field to your
Strategy and control
clcouch123 
May 17, 2016 at 6:35 pm
So true! We chip away at each other with little hurts. Beautiful poem.
May 17, 2016 at 9:41 pm
Thank you for your description of the work. I think Iago or some other character talks about a thousand cuts. We do chip away at each other, as you say.
May 17, 2016 at 6:56 pm
Yes, murder in small degrees, and murder for real. Very sad.
May 17, 2016 at 9:40 pm
Sad, yes. Why we might do this each other, I don’t understand. Even if I do it.
May 18, 2016 at 1:59 am
Oh my, I am moved again by your psalms, such intimate conversations with God. Beautiful, lovely, heartfelt. Thanks for sharing them.
May 18, 2016 at 7:28 am
I’m grateful you consider the work heartfelt. (I like the other words you use as well.) I try to be open while I write these. Maybe they’re a form of prayer. I don’t really know. But thank you for reading and responding as closely as you do.
May 19, 2016 at 6:45 am
I sincerely enjoy reading your work–which is why I’m following you from my new blog. This is the last comment reply from the old one–“dismantling” in progress 🙂 God bless you!
May 19, 2016 at 10:36 pm
I look forward to new work from a new place!
May 18, 2016 at 6:22 am
So beautiful.
May 18, 2016 at 7:25 am
Thank you. Thank you for reading the verse.
May 18, 2016 at 8:03 am
You’re welcome–I’m trying to catch up my “regulars” on the new blog 🙂
May 18, 2016 at 6:33 am
A cry I hope the world will heed. “Keep showing us the
Better way, O Lord”.
*hugs*
This reminds me of one of Mitch Albom’s quote: “Why humans kill each other is beyond my comprehension, but I can testify you have been doing it since your inception. Only the weapons change.”
*sigh*
May 18, 2016 at 7:25 am
Knowing how much Albom’s work means to you, I am privileged you put me in his company. I like being in your company in spirit, too–more so, in fact.
May 18, 2016 at 7:29 am
Oh you deserve it, Christopher. 🙂 You are both a man of sense. 🙂
And thank you! The feeling is mutual. 🙂