the light

whisper
a prayer
of thanks
ceaselessly
a Saint once proffered
how that is done
has
confounded
irritated
moved me
since its encountering
I know
now
much less then when I was 20
and even less then at 30
unlearning
is more difficult
then its opposite
to pray with my whole self
is then
to offer what I am
broken and not
to That Which is Beyond
Any Comprehension
or Thought
That which
I put a name on
God
will do
I offer my
self
as is known only by
the Great Other
to become love
many years ago
a wise man instructed
me to learn to be great at love
to love as a flower does
like the rain
people talk about love
he told me
don't talk about it
become it
and when I was 25,I thought
it simple...