Jack Danger's Synecdoche

A long way of saying

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the gospel story;

a long way of saying a

very simple thing

I beg your pardon

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I spoke with the voice

of angels and right and truth

but missed what you said

Rules

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you are free of rules

when you learn each action has

its own consequences

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To sleep, to sleep, perchance to dream though I

wonder to which good Lord my soul will fly

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sometimes I wonder

if I’ll ever meet my God

sometimes I wonder

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I used to scoff at

those dumb heathens who found that

God lives outside church

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church is like a meal

at home; we make excuses

for our absent dad.

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the bible is clear

like a mirror that reflects

our desperation

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the voice of the Lord

is too loud – we should give thanks

that we were born deaf

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gender is not sex

but a faded signpost at

the garden of sex

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when I mourn the things

that I have failed to become

then my God grows near

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not fear of God but

Godly departure from fear

begins all wisdom

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what a lovely God

to help us celebrate with

making love and eating

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“worship” teases me

with the image I desire

but not the content

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We read the bible

both to see the road ahead

and to mourn the past

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I’ve got tight pants on

I shouldn’t think I’m sexy

but, know what? I do.

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when you and I fight

I feel a deep, dry, cold pain

as my heart wizens

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shame is filthy shrouds

smothering, sickening us

they bring a sour death

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you make love to me

you’re man, I’m God; you’ve joined us

this is sacred ground

Christine

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What’s great about you

is that you somehow stay soft

during the hard times

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She’s a rich woman

a retired schoolteacher

with her memories

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a calling is where

your heart is with somebody

and your body isn’t

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fantasy is cruel

it promises life but gives

nothing; only steals

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to sleep, yes, to die

our sudden ends reveal our

fear is foolishness

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long and slow and deep

we ought to make daily life

just like we make love

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I’m filled with poems

and they well from a font of

disobedience

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what shall we say then?

should we sin more to see more

of God’s grace? maybe.

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A box of kittens

leaves us no room to question

the purpose of life

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When I left it all

and walked naked on the Earth

then God came with me

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I bike not because

of sport but to make the world

smaller and smaller

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maybe it’s still church

when the service does not serve

but I don’t like it

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Great. An altar call.

I don’t know why it happens,

this is pathetic.

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I have a parent

and I’m made in God’s image

now I feel at peace

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When I seek comfort

sometimes what I really want

is a place to hide

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The bible is Lord

for all those who are afraid

of the living God

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Three jobs at one time

Americans have no limits

as they seek their dream

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God is teaching me;

good things are all sexual

and God’s my lover

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It was fun right then

but I’ll never run again

‘cause I’m really sore

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The presence of God

appears when I’m connected or

when I’m all alone

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As the days get short

they fill with meaning and hope

who knows if they’ll burst?