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Poetry By Christine Kelem
From Sullivan's Short Stories
SEEDS OF OURSELVES
In this space of love
tiny seed that it is
let us keep our dialog
to a minimum
Let us say only
what is true about ourselves
Nothing, for instance
of what we want
for there is no need
Our seed contains it all
Nothing again
of what should be
for that has been
already decided
You shall say, for example,
"Oh! I feel myself about to grow"
And I will answer with a
prayer of awe
Christine Kelem
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MAINTAINING COVERT IN FULL VIEW
So you think you are hidden
Disguised in charisma
Free to roam at your own bidding it appears
Whom would you say you're serving --
You're not so foolish to believe it's yourself?
Like clockwork you give your word
And watch it dissolve into circumstance
Clouds of excuses making a trail
Leading away from the promise
Away from the connection to Love,
the game you are in whether you know it or not,
whether you believe it or not, accept it or not.
And we see exactly where you are
Although you feel covert
Little boy, hands over eyes, walking by people,
insisting on invisibility
One time small and cute
Now a man young wearing down to sad
It's the saying one thing
and doing another
It's the reaching for
the easier thing
This is weakness: nothing required
And you claim to know it has you
But are you aware it devours?
Little murders everyday
Feels like Just Another Day
Existence is infinite but your name is not
This being the game of Love
The game you are in whether you know it or not,
whether you believe it or not, accept it or not
It is
It is
It is
Christine Kelem
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LETTING GO
If I forgive
then I am no longer a victim
If I am not a victim
then I have no excuse
If I have no excuse
then I must become
If I become
then I will see You
And if I see You
then I will awaken
Once I am awake
the dream will not exist
Christine Kelem
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