Mercy Street Meditation

mercy street runs both ways, jack and i've been living on the corner of resentment and revenge for way too long time to evaluate these tangled relationships these debts of the heart these IOUs written in tears forgiveness ain't for them— it's for me cutting the chains that keep me chained to yesterday's wounds making amends when it won't cause more harm stepping up to the microphone of accountability singing the song of sorrow and the blues of being better peacemaking is an art form requires the same skill as improvisation— listening, responding creating harmony out of discord mercy shown mercy received the cosmic circle keeps spinning and for once i'm dancing instead of fighting the rhythm children of God— that's what they call the cats who make peace not war