{"id":3031,"date":"2014-03-06T17:04:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T01:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/onelife\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2014-03-06T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T01:04:05","slug":"praise-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/?p=3031","title":{"rendered":"PRAISE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PRAISE<\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/div>\n

The sea never ends.<\/p>\n

Ask a trawler.<\/p>\n

Every unexplored trench<\/p>\n

Propels her to dive<\/p>\n

Into urban ruination.<\/p>\n

Blonde brick facade<\/p>\n

Fails to deter local rapture consultant<\/p>\n

Friendly neighborhood ecstatic man<\/p>\n

Ecstatic with belief.<\/p>\n

1<\/div>\n

Brother Earl pronounces<\/p>\n

Each defeat of the heart<\/p>\n

Each leave taking<\/p>\n

Must ignite a torch song<\/p>\n

For Jesus.<\/p>\n

Any definition containing the word “God”<\/p>\n

Is proof of God.<\/p>\n

1<\/div>\n

She protests, demurely.<\/p>\n

He persists, naturally.<\/p>\n

There is no convincing the devout<\/p>\n

You don’t need convincing.<\/p>\n

The right(eous) crave victory<\/p>\n

More than more than fish and loaves<\/p>\n

She his undeserved indulgence.<\/p>\n

1<\/div>\n

Piqued, he spends days<\/p>\n

Mane taming, grip maintained,<\/p>\n

Malignifying every utterance<\/p>\n

From of her reluctant mouth<\/p>\n

Discourse so acute<\/p>\n

She threw up her hand. A signal. Stop.<\/p>\n

Let’s restart. Imagine peace.<\/p>\n

1<\/div>\n

Expert at diminution<\/p>\n

He named her Heathen. Sub-human.<\/p>\n

Steeply, speedily Ignorant. Condemned.<\/p>\n

Though the pious never cease flaming<\/p>\n

Both remain standing. Hopeful.<\/p>\n

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