Reflections in Gold

I am who I am because you are who you are.

My heart is big because Yours is even greater.

My mind thinks the way it does because you designed my life so that I do.

I'm slow to anger because Your wrath is unmerciful.

Time and time again I'm forgiving because Your affection knows no bounds.

I choose love over hate any day because Your love is untainted.

My soul transcends the flesh because You're omnipresence.

I seek deep connections because You're omniscient.

Yes, in Your many names but ultimately The Most High.

He used to laugh easy,

moving through life like nothing could touch him.

Ignorance felt like peace.

Then the veil slipped.

A moment. A truth. A crack he couldn't unsee.

The world got sharp

and he realized he'd been walking barefoot.

The forge found him,

burned away the lies, the comfort, the version of him

that needed things to be soft.

What came out wasn't broken.

It was clear.

Now they call him Crow,

not chasing light,

just understanding it.

Not innocence lost.

Awareness earned.