Jacqueline Smay
A
#VidaBlue

ANGELS SHADE VIDA
(Nancy Willard)

When the sun breaks over the desert
other people fight back with tents and turbans,
polarized glasses and sad houseboys with fans.
Only Vida has angels to shade him.

1/4
06:22 PM - May 08, 2023
0
3
0
Jacqueline Smay
A
I don't think he's any better than I am.
I don't think God loves him more than me
or the president of Coca-Cola
or the assassin who sharpens his knife on injustice.

2/4
#VidaBlue
In response to Jacqueline Smay.
06:22 PM - May 08, 2023
1
0
Jacqueline Smay
A
In response to Jacqueline Smay.
And then I see him going down the street
with a hundred wings whirring over his head
and incense of myrrh and peppermint fanning the air
and a hundred halos to light the way at night,

3/4
#VidaBlue
06:23 PM - May 08, 2023
1
0
Jacqueline Smay
A
In response to Jacqueline Smay.
and I ask, who is Vida that he deserves so much?
and why does only God see the just man in disguise,
and if all this is the grace of God,
why doesn't it ever happen to me?

Rest in power, sir.
#VidaBlue
06:23 PM - May 08, 2023
0
0

 

{{ notificationModalContent }} {{ promptModalMessage }}