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In Vain

God said, “Come no nearer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. Exodus 3:5
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God, how I try to domesticate you. 
Forgive my presumption that imperils
my soul, when I use your name in vain. 

How dare I strut my stuff on your altar,
when Moses and Isaiah knew 
the mortal risk to get in front of you.

I dare to proclaim under your aegis.
You who crackle through a burning bush
who whisper in the echo of thunder.

You travel in a pillar of fire 
and I ask you for a parking place, as if,
I put in a prayer and out pops a prize. 

God of all existence, please, forgive me 
for treating you as my underling
rather than the ground of all being. 

Thank You for being part of this poetry community.

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