Gods Over God

“The Greater Loss” by Yaguis Imareal

Built on sand, not stone.

Foundation shatterable

Destroyable love.

God’s doll.

“You are a temple,”

God tells me.

I tear the pillars down.

Let me collapse.

He claims me as a child.

I disown him.

Safety is away from him.

With my home.

The family disapprove.

“Be holy. Be his.”

I am not.

I am with the gods.

I wish to leave.

Do they understand?

I’m trapped.

Free myself.

I will untie.

Float away.

Safely gone from here.

Going anywhere.

Artist’s tears

They fuel me

Flowing down.

Real truth I feel.

A long gap.

Time spent away.

Returning stronger.

Alive.

Jesus, my savior.

Forgive me.

I mean no anger to you.

I only hate who love you.

I want to go.

Return me.

Send me back to them

To say goodbye.

I’ll be getting out.

One day.

But in the meantime

I must survive.