MUST I SERVE?
[an incomplete reply]
A simple question I hold:
Must I serve?
It seems that
A fox Must hunt;
An eagle Must soar;
A searcher Must seek.
Must is housed in the
Who of each.
What resides in my Who?
My mind houses Should
and Ought;
My heart houses Perhaps
and Maybe;
My soul houses Hope
and Possibility.
There is no space in this home for
Must.
Will I choose to
make a room for Must;
to create a mind-space
or a heart-space or a
soul-space for Must?
Am I willing to intentionally invite
and warmly welcome Must into
my home?
Am I willing to accept
Obligation —
the clothes that cover Must?
Am I willing to sit quietly and
listen for the voice of Must
asking me to welcome her
and him into my home?
Am I fearful that Must is
lurking about outside and
that Should, Ought, Perhaps,
Maybe, Hope and Possibility
are busy guarding the door
with the bar of Distraction? –Richard W Smith, 20 December, 2009
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