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Psalm 7

in Uncategorized on 06/07/23

I had a friend at Calvin
"Is God just or fair?"
he liked to ask,
marking the beginning
of a debate
and since we'd all
taken Philosophy and Religion 101,
we were up to the task
a bunch of 20 year olds
sure we knew what God was
My friend would ask our parents too,
and over chicken sandwiches 
and cookie monsters
they'd chime in with us:
"What is fair?" "What is just?"

Now, 
I am reading about the wicked
who conceive trouble
who are pregnant with evil
who give birth to deceit
David wants these people to die
He calls to God to do it
"Prepare your deadly weapons," David demands

But what happened?
I want to know.
Who are the pregnant wicked people?
Is David completely innocent
in this situation?
What are the specifics?

A bug lies on its back
on my window's ledge
since yesterday
it's been banging itself
against the glass
trying to get out
just now it tried again

I do nothing to help
just watch
while God rolls up His sleeves
bringing His son with Him
offers him up
in an attempt to save us all
from each other
and ourselves

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Hi! I’m Callie. I’m a writer and teacher living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I write Creative Nonfiction, and in my oldest daughter Hadley’s words, I “use my imagination to add a bit of sparkle to the story.” I’m a contributor for Coffee+Crumbs, Off the Page, Makes You Mom, and Relief Journal. My writing has also been featured on Art House America, Tweetspeak Poetry, Good Letters, and Altarwork, and in 2014 I was one of the cast members of the Listen To Your Mother DC show.

I hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University, and I am working on my first book that will be published through TS Poetry Press.

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