Polished or… Whitewashed...? (a poem)
- Elizabeth 'Tayo David
- 5 days ago
- 1 min read
It is said that being polished will do the job
Too organic, too authentic, too true
That's not quite trending
Cancelled, or ousted?
Well, please try - Polished.
A shiny business card, polished teeth, polished shoes…
That certainly will do.
Presentation is king, you see; they say
Facebook, Instagram and X
They have set the bar
And of course, we all must bow:
Or, Burn!
What?! Obedience... Excellence?!
Sorry, those don't cut it here
Only Polished.
Hmmmm... Okay kindly oblige
Can Creation?
Be Polished?
The rainbow, moonlight, sunshine, or stars
Or, the ocean, the deer, the flowers of spring
Or, the newborn life
Or, Wisdom of the Divine…
A Babe born in a manger’s dirt, a king shepherding in fields alone
A Saviour nailed to a Roman cross, battered, bruised. Black. Blue.
A Tomb Empty with no human obtrusion. No clue.
Polished!?
When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, “Where is the whitewash you covered it with?” Ezekiel 13:12
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