To give expression
to your deepest tunnels
of unworded knowing
To live into your own murky truth
To be no one other than yourself
even when your way
turns corners on a straight road
wears the wrong color in spring
even when they preach from on high
against you,
even when the party
is elsewhere
(The party inside
is never elsewhere)
These are the acts of courage
you offer a fearful world.
These are the acts of redemption
you offer yourself
and the Light that created you.
