Less Than All Poem by Kelly Vinal

When it never fails
To achieve the everlasting
And spontaneous combustion,

Life

Takes root without true
Explanation as in a
Miracle, a gift obvious
Of a higher Power –

…That I close my eyes and
Believe.

When it never fails
To receive the penetrating
And splendorous compunction,

Life

Manifests a beating heart's
Reflection of a soul's flame, oblivious
Of sin and things wretched

…That I close my eyes and
Believe.