What are those stars
and why is the darkness?
Does the dark shield us
from seeing that for which
we are not yet prepared?
Does it run us inward to our
selves and to our
own thoughts
and visions
taking stock of what we
have become?
What are those stars
that shine in random
in the darkness?
Are they owned by
any pattern of thinking?
Do they belong to
any religious teaching?
Do only I see them there;
or do you share it with me?
Are they the property
of any landlord
waiting to send us the bill?
Do they shine equally on
Aleppo as Archbold?
Kansas City as Kampala?
Colorado as Camaroon?
Dhaka as Dallas?
them as us?
we as they?
Does the darkness
bring us to ourselves
or scare us out?
Does the darkness touch us
or do we shy away in fear
of what we do not
know;
what we cannot see?
What is this path
through Advent
to Bethlehem
and why
are we on it?
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