JEEPBEAR: My Favorite of my father's poems
ONE-SIDED DIALOGUE
by Wm. Paul Smith
many of us want a church that you can walk into naked
and not be raped or ridiculed
many of us know, and don't want the church to tell us
that we don't know God
many of us don't know God, and want to be introduced
we don't want him on display
we don't want to be on display ourselves
we just want an introduction
many of us don't want a church at all
but if there is one--we want it human
many of them want a church you can walk naked into too
but they're not sure why
many of them don't want that kind of church
many of them only want an organization
many of them want to know us
many of us want to know them too
but none know how well
and since this is true--for my part
i'll just continue asking God to take some tea with me
but not in church
for now
© 1973-13 March
by Wm. Paul Smith
many of us want a church that you can walk into naked
and not be raped or ridiculed
many of us know, and don't want the church to tell us
that we don't know God
many of us don't know God, and want to be introduced
we don't want him on display
we don't want to be on display ourselves
we just want an introduction
many of us don't want a church at all
but if there is one--we want it human
many of them want a church you can walk naked into too
but they're not sure why
many of them don't want that kind of church
many of them only want an organization
many of them want to know us
many of us want to know them too
but none know how well
and since this is true--for my part
i'll just continue asking God to take some tea with me
but not in church
for now
© 1973-13 March