as deep calls unto deep

We Have Been Called

We have been called

naive

as if it were
a dirty word

We have been called

innocent

as though with shame
our cheeks should burn

So

We visited with

the careful idols

of cynicism

to learn to sneer

and pant and walk

so as not to feel the scales

of judgement rub wrongly

But we say

some things must

remain simple

some things must remain

untouched

and pure

lest we all forget

the legacy which begot us

the health of our origins

the poetry of our fundamental selves

And so

it is to

the longing hearts we sing

rise! spread

your wings!

Let no hand

nor ill will

keep you.

-Jewel