40 miles

In the interest of gravel roads & general stores   I think a few things should be questioned

In the interest of pastures, pastors & drywall I think a few things should be remembered

I lack the answers and experience of remembering all the questions

                                                   

                                            and I learned courage from uncertainty

I found relationship through the loss of them.

I found grace through the absence of it.

I found mercy through hands that stung of blood and coal

                                                   

                                             and still.…

So much can be said about a picket fence, bare feet, & a swift current

In the creek I once loved.

In the interest of forward motion I think a few things should be left to the heart

                                                    

                                         and stopped from the mouth