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Past 4 ...


Psalm 78:2 

2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;
I will make insightful observations about the past.

 

The past (phil).         

 

Is not your past before you

and noticeable each step you take?

Would not you be less of a person

and your existence just be fake?

 

If your past were absolute

or just changing through emotion?

Does it rely on what you do

to move you from your isolation.   

 

Could you be a full-fledged person

if you deny or forget your past?

Would you become so artificial

with knowledge that cannot last?

 

Is there any rhyme or reason,

that self should dominate?

Even if just for a season

think of yourself ... a clean slate.

 

Jan Wienen

 

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