Planted Promises

In the spirit world,
maybe you work in a small office
checking numbers and writing reports
because you’d do anything
for the Lord without complaint,

or maybe you visit prison each day
to listen and offer a few words
of compassion to the as yet desolate
because you’re a born missionary
who loves by habit,

or maybe you enjoy singing
for the first time in your life
and have joined an angel choir
because in paradise, a desire
to praise God qualifies all comers,

or maybe sometimes you venture
to check in on me—with permission—
and peek through the veil
because when my heart turns, you feel
the tug of uncut tethers between us.

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