july 14th sunday's call

There is some kiss we want with our whole lives,
 the touch of spirit upon the body.

 The kiss of death we look forward to our whole lives,
   the touch of divine upon the body.

  We struggle
  We wiggle
  We storm
  We accept
  We go with the flow -
   the acceptance of the inevitable
   is a freedom not withheld.

So many of us do battle with life

We go to sleep in death,  inhaling the old --
 We wake up in life exhaling the new --