Braille

If God is love and love is blind
our sins go unseen
Unless our actions are stamped in braille in the sky
like stars, you and I
     We're written
          and scattered
             and shiny
                 and bright
Encoded on God's black pages
what we call night

What he sees is what he reads
by the imprints we leave
     on each other
        when we steal
             when we cheat
                  when we deceive
Every wrong doing is felt
I believe
     by the hands of God
         in his fingertips
He reads our braille like the deaf read lips
Leave your mark
   etch yourself
        dot by dot
             line by line
You're braille is your beauty
   be good
      be kind
it's felt by the blind

God is a state of mind


        


         
              
            

Author's Note

At breakfast this morning my 9 year old daughter explained the conclusion she's drawn from a dream she had last night about God....
I've put it into poem.

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

Wow. That's deep - and for a nine year old to think along those lines? Profound. I find the thought of God - the hand of God registering humanity at the tactile level. So much more intimate, more personal than simple observation. We are made for touch, for physical contact so to take that to the level of tangible interaction - that our sins are picked up by God's 'skin' - fascinates me. It drew me into the poem. The gentle rhyme through out was also wonderful.

[Rita L. Sev]

Loved this, Keely! "If God is love and love is blind..." from the opening, I was drawn in. I like the Braille metaphor, and the idea that God does not have to see - he feels what we do - a state of mind for sure. Great write!

[Mr Dunne Poetry]

"God is a state of mind"...this is great. Thanks for sharing

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Kids are wonderful are they not for their insights. A well penned verse with a hopeful message.

[Baby Ricochet]

God is a state of mind. Great poem

[Frieda P]

That last line summed it all up in one nice, neat package, perfect!

[Jack...]

Very deep my friend and very enlightening. This is wonderfully written and to know that it is your onterpretation of what your young daughter found in a drea makes it even better. Very nice KJ

[kublakhan27]

Incredible piece on all fronts...I was entranced by this before I got to the back story...once I read that, it took on a whole new element of poignancy...well done Keely :)

[quinfinn]

having read this wonderfully penned verse and subsequently having read the comments in authors note i have to conclude that your daughter has a very clever and intricately arranged functioning mind, a great thinker, indeed. awesome write, dear Keely....

[Sami Khalil]

Love is blind in our mortal eyes but all seeing in our spirit's eyes to those who appreciate its beauty and colors...A very good write and read...Well done...:)

[ChemicalMadness]

loved the concept and the execution here....god blind to the actions but not blind to the impact...really quite thoughtful. braille seems to pop up in writing so much that it can seem to be a quick crutch to reach for when a certain metaphor is required....but i truly enjoyed what you did with it here. very nicely done.

CM.