I once tried to run away from God; I wanted to escape
his burning gaze, burning with wisdom and fire and compassion.
But the ocean is bigger than I, and all the waves and breakers
whipped across my fragile heart and passed over
my crumbling bones, until all that remained was a leaping fire
reaching for its source
his burning gaze, burning with wisdom and fire and compassion.
But the ocean is bigger than I, and all the waves and breakers
whipped across my fragile heart and passed over
my crumbling bones, until all that remained was a leaping fire
reaching for its source
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.
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