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I guess it is for "certain"


Romans 5:20-21 

20 Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more, 

21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Guess

 

I guess it is for certain ... the law exist in “life” the longest.

Well I mean in the temporal ... where most men think it counts

A form of existence ... dressed up for a temporal wedding,

to make vows to each other ... as they exchange their crowns.

 

It does not need to fit now ... it’s just for showing off.

I did, you did and all ... will bless us for the day.

When the work is over ... there is a quick awakening

and the freedom that you sought ... turned into a price to pay.

 

You have to be molded ... but you are brittle to the core.

Flexibility that culprit ... in mind left you long ago.

Now with chisel and hammer ... one removes the sharp edges

and then will sand you down ... until you shine as vertigo.

 

The walls look in good shape ... but the floor is rotten.

I would have never noticed ... because veneer covered all.

But now is the awareness ... that will never leave me

until the floor is fixed ... unless someone would fall.

 

It is so with humans ... they may appear quite pretty

until you remove the surface ... and see what is underneath.

Maybe parts are so polluted ... ready for collapsing,

dragging all that lean on them ... down into their sleaze.

 

Humans are so much ... like the products that they make.

Not really reliable ... and made for an artificial quick fix.

Built for the temporal ... breaking way before their time

always defending quantity ... without true quality in it.

 

Jan Wienen

 

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