THE DEPTHS?

Saul of Tarsus, Paul, the Saint

Encouraged mourners with the words

“To be absent from the body is to be present

With the Lord”

I have come to see that the reality of depression

Is being one hundred percent

In the body

To be constantly focused on its flaws,

Its lumps

Its bumps

Its misdeeds

Its mistakes

And its absence from the Lord

Call it what you will

She, He, It, Jehovah, Allah, Yeshua, Yahweh, Buddha, Shiva

THE UNIVERSE

When you are unable to connect with the life force

Life itself becomes untenable

You walk, you talk, you eat, and you drink

You do what it takes to stay alive

But you are devoid of LIFE

“These are the times that try men’s souls”

Stay in your soul, remember your life force

We’ll be all right