unforgiven
like a gift
a benediction to give
and to receive
forgiveness goes this way
if much more
difficult
for if there’s unforgiveness
then
it isn’t given and it cannot be received
and both parts persist
in something wrong
won’t be fixed
until the math is broken
the straight line of hate or
scorn
leading to aggressive or indifferent
lines
as postures
offer forgiveness
then
accept it so that two people
or two tribes
might live in
the delightful curves of Earth
and in
a new math with each
other
fit with new equations
c l couch
photo by Frida Lannerström on Unsplash
Tomorrow Look for Litany
Quiet nature
And it’s not
It’s noisy—screeching, scratching,
Tearing, flapping, crying out
In pain or loss or delight
It’s an uneven, all-textured
Unbalanced affair
Not all spheres are smooth in space,
Not every nest has beauty
There are scars and broken limbs
That bespeak mortality
But could we have it any other way
There is math in the nautilus
And harmony when mourning doves
Begin the day in need
Conversing with each other:
Come, join me
In this tree, set with me
C L Couch
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