My Eye Must Take Second Place, A Heart Song Poem by Glen Kappy
My Eye Must Take Second Place, A Heart Song
My eye must take second place.
It must take second place and be confounded.
For thick and suffocating darkness
is nothing to fear.
And the sight of vast uninhabited space
does not negate the God who is there.
And though the future seem barren of promise
still that stone must yield.
Sickness, hunger, thirst—
an eyeful and mindful of affliction—
cannot prevent the glory that lies beyond the veil.
My eye will and will always—
but you have promised you will never never
forsake me nor—fail.
Fascinating concept to contemplate, that darkness may cause fear because within it there is nothing to stimulate the eye, but that has otherwise absolutely nothing to do with the qualities of that space-time intersection. Your work strongly renders this thought, that reliance upon our material senses alone deprives us of a much greater reality. Access to those much vaster spiritual dimensions requires an unclenching of our fists upon the material dimensions that are so much easier to grasp; but if we desire to climb higher, we must let go of the safety net. Vividly and powerfully rendered, Glen. Bravo.
wow! thank you, neal, for your articulate and kind commentary. ah! yes! unclenching and letting go. it's a ongoing challenge for me as i explore it in my poem to fly. related to this, years ago someone pointed out to me that the way up is down, following the pattern of jesus, as paul encourages in philippians 2: 5-11. (some believe this may have been an early confession paul incorporated in his letter. a rendering of this passage i like is in eugene peterson's the message; if you don't know it, you access it through the website bible gateway. be much blessed! glen
My eye will and will always— but you have promised you will never never forsake me nor—fail. God never forsakes anyone - for all are his children. It is we the humans that refuses to take challenges, is distressed and disappointed, and in the process forsakes God. A true devotee of God remains forever faithful and steadfast. A nice poem, Glen. I enjoyed reading it.
hi, geeta! thank you for taking the time to read and comment on this poem. i'm glad you enjoyed it. -glen
Eye takes second place and observes thought amazingly in this sharing. Very wise poem shared really.10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Sickness, hunger, thirst— an eyeful and mindful of affliction— cannot prevent the glory that lies beyond the veil. My eye will and will always— but you have promised you will never never forsake me nor—fail. - - - - - -What a wonderful spiritual poem- - - Seeing beauty beyond the darkness- - the faith that He is there for me is astoundingly deep and this faith is the real strength that makes you overcome the pains and sufferings.
hi, bharati! thanks for reading this poem and commenting. first, i'm glad you have it, faith, and that we can share what it means for us. it strikes me that faith itself is a gift. i lived my first twenty-five years without it, and now it's hard to imagine not having it. and it's good to understand, as the biblical psalmists did, that to know God is doesn't mean we can't question or even be mad at God. faith is essentially a trust relationship, and relationships can be rocky at times. be very blessed, bharati! -glen