my hunger for the Baals
and what they offer
has turned me into
an all-consuming fire
and they cannot quench me
yet all I long to be
is a river
that is cool and clear
and carries pain away
to the ocean of
Yahweh's love
the love that says
"I will have mercy
on the one who is named
No Mercy
and I will say to Not My People
'You are my people' "

12/21/17