Pump Kin

Will Schmit
Nov 1 · 1 min read
photo by Jason Rosewell at Unsplash

The will to wish a wall away
spills out like a breath taken from the wind.
Our lungs hold heaven, for just a moment,
then we’re forced to share the air.

A reverent connection, like a candle held
in procession, is our part in the prayer.
The answer, whether flickering,
or beacon, lights the way.

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Will Schmit

Written by

Poet . Provocateur. Prison minister. New book Head Lines at Amazon or www.schmitbooks.com Twitter @SchmitWill. CD Bring to Glory available for streaming

Soul & Sea

Poetry of the mystics

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