December 9-13, 2019

White Island

is this humanity’s bottom

our absolutely lowest point

the dregs of our filthy barrel

although I hope it is

I sincerely believe it isn’t

and long for a better bottom

where instead of our depravity

we land upon God’s grace

on the CBC site this afternoon

“New Zealand volcano eruption

5 dead, 8 unaccounted for”

and in the comments section

also unaccounted for

jokes

this world

this cruel and heartless world

that these will laugh as death

eviscerates another’s heart

that these uncaring souls

will dance on unsettled graves

but perhaps

unknowing

they too have died