The Cheap Seats

We do a gentle sort of justice
to just out of reach
Patient & Accepting
A play in parts none but we
would have the patience to see
You and me and honesty
make three
the list of things
that aren’t optional
for our version of
almost out of bounds
I found it quaint
you thought you’d qualify,
at first
Have you seen certainty
unseat someone
from confidence?
Have you seen curiosity
win any of the fights
that really matter?
I’ve seen signs
it’s time to trade
praying for preaching
The shift is slight
Not in the paradigm
or the pastors’ words
Not in the gospel given
to a compulsory congregation
We fight upside down
battles in an uphill world
We pick the place
lips touch tongue
put a moratorium
on monsters
and wander in
through the whispers
in the cheap seats