THIS IS WHERE THE REAL DYING BEGINS, PARTS I & II

THIS IS WHERE THE REAL DYING BEGINS, PART I

September 26, 2008

After being alone
and single
for ten years
I thought I had done
all the dying
that I had to do

instead it seems

I was just holding my breath

THIS IS WHERE THE REAL DYING BEGINS, PART II

December 14, 2008

seven years ago
God told me that I was a pear tree
that was half dead and half alive

"Having a form of godliness but denying its power..."

one side, green and laden
the other, black and fruitless

years later
the tree was cut down
and I wondered

"What does this mean?"

surely God wouldn't cut me down
like the Giving Tree

except this year
He did