Poem/Prayer for Worship
by Thom Shuman

anger

anger is the ulcer
in our souls
that causes sleepless nights;

lies are the stones
we pile
on top of each other
until we have built
a wall
between us and another;

our words
   muttered in malice
   or
   hurled like lightning
are the weapons of mass destruction
   in the deserts of our lives.

all the habits
of our hearts
   that break yours,
   Gentle One,
we would let go of
so we might be held
in your grace.    

(c) 2006  Thom M. Shuman 

(Comments to Thom at tmshuman@fuse.net.)

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