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Last Updated: May 23, 2020 - 7:47:43 AM |
 Over-the-Hill is Eden,
it is the garden
in which we live
it is holy ground
take off your shoes
when you go through
when you pass by
there are those of us
who are worshiping,
many of us in prayer
take off your shoes therefore
when you go through
when you pass by
where those who
have gone before
are resting in peace
or are wishing to
or are trying to
where those of us
who are alive reside
you know not what we are doing
do not interrupt it
do not interrupt us
with your endless bacchanal
with your unending merry making
that is nightmare
for the peace-loving among us
for the majority of us
it is this Eden, his portion of it,
of which Cleveland Eneas, RIP,
wrote Bain Town
and afterwards wrote
Let the Church Roll on
it is reverence for life past,
for those living
that is often missing,
that is usually missing
when those who are insensitive
those among us
who are unaware
of what is going on
and are carrying on
unaware of what is happening
at the heart of the matter
wanting to
matter at the expense
of all else and all others
wanting to force us
to take note of them
when already we all count
as much as
that sparrow that fell
that sparrow that falls
his eye is on that sparrow,
upon every one of us as well
no need to force him
or us to notice
already you are
and we are counted
don’t think that you are left out
don’t think that you are unknown
no need to be loud to matter
you do matter
take off your shoes therefore
you are crossing- you are
going across holy ground
your steps are being counted
these too are numbered
like our days are numbered
like the strands of hair
upon our heads
as well as those that fall off,
those that fall out
none of us insignificant,
you nor I
given air to breathe,
our beating hearts,
what matters most
we take for granted,
that we’re alive
take off your shoes
where you are standing
where you are walking
the earth that you
are traversing
is holy ground
© Obediah Michael Smith, 2020
2:14 AM Friday 2020
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