SACRIFICE from EVENING by Crissy Bell

some read the story of sacrifice
as a warning against misbehavior

and some read the story of sacrifice
as a knock-down drag-out
tragic comedy

and you serve that foolish heart of yours
for what
entropic instrument
rains down undressed
god’s great indifference

do your words touch the ground with love
or do they just fly away
for fear they may graze the truth
oh jesus that was too close

and sometimes your heart beats so loud
that it wakes you in the morning with a start

and the only requisite here
is that some fire has issued through you
ceaselessly

and sometimes these devils carry you
away away away away away

in sworn slipshod cross purposes
and i drive myself crazy
trying to parse it out

do your words touch the ground with love
or do they just fly away
for fear they may graze the truth
jesus that was too close
and the drums are beating louder now
we knew this day would come
assail the useless subject
at the altar of a moment’s thought
do your words touch the ground with love
or do they just fly away
for fear they may graze the true
oh jesus that was too close

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