So let me be
flame
rose
diamond
to say “I love You”
if and when I am so:
joy! bliss!
Love burns as Love is
true, full of grace, and lasting
~
Blessed humanity where everything belongs
to see and surrender what I grasp and what clings to me
To yet see thro’ with kindness first
and then let go with gratitude.
Everything in my humanity is secretly blessed.
Am I to judge or refuse what I am?
What am I if not blessed:
A rose full-bloom – thornéd and flowering
in beauty perennial
~
behold, a son of man,
a person standing before you
Strength and Stay
embodied and shining forth
diamond-studded clay
visible and lasting
Gabrielle Cheung, triptych
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