I Am He

I Am He

I am he
the he who prevents me from being
the kind and gentle man
society both heeds and yet shuns

yes indeed
I am he

It is because
I am angry
and oftentimes a cantankerous one
who decrees the values of yesteryears
smiting the present generation's
insanities
catastrophies
atrocities

I am he
walking amongst those who
blend God with well meaning justifications called sin

yes indeed
I am he

the one who seems to have
an opinion about everything
calling a spade a spade
a brother a brother
a heathen a heathen
a wolf in sheep's clothing

calling out those who
sit before the stage
yielding nothing more than
rotten and useless fruit
with crowns and hands raised

yes indeed
I am he

so where does this leave me
within these final days
do my decrees equate to finishing well

I think not

how Lord do I obey thee
how do I love lambs and sheep
who both praise and deny thee

I am

but aren't we all
broken and misunderstood temporaries
within the convenient or abiding wisdoms we choose
making headway down either
narrow or broadened paths

yes indeed
I am he
we are we
exactly or far adrift from the whom
God created us to be

according to the Good Book