Shazam!

I was raised
in Sunday School
where we sang,
with our small
voices,

“One door, and
only one, and yet
its sides are
two.
I’m on the
Inside,
on which side
are You?”

Me Inside,
You Outside,
still haunts me.
A cursed bias
that resists
exorcism.

But I Am
tricking it into
serving me
as an Instigator
of Awareness.

When it shows
its ugly face
I smile at it
and say,

“Thank you for
reminding me
that those
divine beings
who surround
me

are neither In
nor Out.
They are simply
and eternally
the Beloved
Them.”

And, Shazam!
I am Back
Onstage in
The Mystery,

playing
my part
while you play
yours.

Bravo!

(Photo by Gage Walker; Unsplash)