why is it that we don’t wink at strangers
or kiss our enemies or cheer like crazy
after losing the big game?
didn’t God launch us into this world
as pieces of Himself so why don’t we
recognize that in each other?
I admit that would spoil some excellent theater
but what is tempting is to yield to
my dramatic side and scream out this truth
to try and produce a screaming stampede
towards the theater exits
which admittedly
would be the least vanilla result
I would hope for