Poetic Responses to Psalms and Scripture
O Lord, you know all my longing: my groans are not hidden from you.
Psalm 38:9
Transparency, that’s what I long for— the freedom of dismantling
brick after brick the wall named “how I want to be seen.”
Think of the light! Morning streaking through poplar leaves, Noon unbridled beating the roof,
and in late evening by the gardenias, moonlight, soothing as I wait for you.
Still, I can’t live naked. My skin won’t allow it. Even with you I feel need for shelter.
A veil or a window, whatever I choose— Please, my Lord, take care to look through.
-- By: Ms. Karen Jessee, OP - - a member of the Dominican Laity, St. Mary Magdelene Group in Raleigh, NC. She writes and teaches, living with her husband and children near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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