In This Place
By Katrina Jo
(I Am Poettis)
Running to and from
In search of something partially tangible
I reach out blindly
Moving based on sense versus sight
I’m being drawn into an existence neither planned nor predicted
I thought I’d missed it
My opportunity to make a global difference
But now I see all the detours
Reroutes to where I was supposed to be from the beginning
God has lead me to this place
This place where wrongs reveal themselves
Lessons masquerade as storms
This place where tears are more cleansing
Than a bar of Tone soap could ever be
God has brought me to this place
I knowingly made my own plans
Attempted to put God stickers on them
Tried to hustle God
Like He was a genie in a bottle
Planned to hijack Him for far more than three wishes
Only to be outsmarted like most mere mortals
When they play games with a master
As the master
Moves pieces at will
He has moved me to this place
Now remaining imperfect
But unlike freestyle lines
I am constantly rehearsing
To be a better a person
And be present, in this place.
