gracious bells

your prince of peace framed
with bones and nails
keeps you safe
from the faces in the window
but i am not so good at these things
i can't explain
the pictures of belief
lining your walls
and i will never know your father
or his bones
but i am waiting
watching you secure upon your rock
me swimming the sea listening
to your gracious bells




-Ray Heinrich

the secret of life

today we discovered
the secret of life
but still can't decide
what's for dinner




-Ray Heinrich

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