Silence Voices overheard In a corridor Better wait until next Sunday to approach that touchy subject so we want Silence The churchman who is told by his fifteen-year-old son that he thinks he may like boys and what does that mean for his salvation Silence The daughter who's talked at by her mother after she transitioned over two years ago Who's mother still calls her by her dead name She hears the rant that comes from the limited phone call that she reserves for Christmas Silence Communities that love That know the love of God but yet are attacked by unsolicited preachers. Sometimes they must wish that the church would just stay Silent. But the preachers blaspheme from their podium Screaming the hatred for those who identify differently From the interpretation that scripture Only supports a man and a woman As though Adam and Eve worked so well together. Silence. I'v...
Theology Student. Writer. Artist.