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By Edye Pucciarelli SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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“we have yet to break the surface”
I whispered
after hours of scratching the stars away
from the sky with my fingertips
to cusp them inside of my hands
and feel their light.

I had every intention of stripping
the darkness from the night –
of pulling the constellations away
from their imprints within the atmosphere
to reveal Him

because years ago,
Father had told me that
“God is in everything”

and from then on,
I chose to move my body gently and eat slowly,
to swallow Eucharist
in the smallest of pieces
and nibble timidly around

the cores of peaches in the case that
He was within its pit, and
whenever I close my lips –
I can feel Him extend His legs,
pinned in all directions beneath my tongue,
shaping my words from biblical psalm,
pulling sin in strands of prayer
from the lining of my throat …

I can always feel him,
not heavy of a burden
but wise,
spread evenly about my skin,
in everything I see and touch …

holding Him, the stars, my pulse,
parts of Him,
inside my hand
realizing that no battle had ever
been fought and won alone.

© Carollynn G., Hawthorne, NY

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irishlass317 said...
on Jul. 27 2012 at 1:15 pm
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This is soooooo amazing. I am Catholic, and I think that this is so inspiring and comforting!! :-) <3
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Please check out my page, im an upcoming artist !
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This piece is absolutely beautiful. You have a knack for taking abstract and indescribable concepts and weaving them into an elaborate work of art that reflects the clearness of your vision and the solid strength of your belief. It is my prayer to write this way. Thank you for this.
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My favorite line was "pulling sin in strands of prayer from the lining of my throat" It's so tangible, it helps me to understand how you feel about god. You don't have to beleive to appreciate this poem. I don't, but it was beautiful to see why others do.
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That's awesome! Keep it up!
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I LOVE that you wrote about God and about how He guides you. I know you are a true follower. Keep up the great work:)
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I just wanted to say that I loved your poem and I'm really glad that you wrote about religion and God (and that you feel that way about it), not many people does that. Also, the last part was the best to me.
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I only like the first verse. The rest of this really bothers me because I personally believe that there is no god.
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Soooo, those last two lines alone really got me. This poem is very resourceful. If your goal was to reach people, I think you did it.
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I really enjoyed this. I'm not usually into religious writings, but this was really beautiful and the choice words was incredible! (:
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