whatever Life is

it isn't helpful

it isn't gracious

it isn't friendly

and if God so vicious

and merciless in judgment

is the image we reflect in our being

what grace is to be wrung from that?

if I were happy to live in the earth

even that would not mitigate this appalling state

whatever Life is

it isn't the source of all joys

it isn't the conclusion of all sorrows

it isn't the fulfillment of all you'd want or need or love

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