A Poem for Epiphany About the Dangers of Politicizing Revelation
Each of us might follow a bright star, Perhaps to a redemptive revelation, Intending, then, to change the way things are, Passionate to…
Each of us might follow a bright star,
Perhaps to a redemptive revelation,
Intending, then, to change the way things are,
Passionate to socialize salvation.
However, please beware of what you do:
Ambition, even selfless, can turn sour.
No truth fits all, though burning inside you,
Yearning less for paradise than power.
© by Nicholas Gordon
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