By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
ONE HOUR FROM JERUSALEM
One hour from Jerusalem
there aren’t borderline personalities
speaking in Bible verses
outside airports
No religious right
to save the wronged from damnation
No television evangelists
to deliver widows from pension checks
No Christian jihadists
hiding behind white robes
One hour from Jerusalem
the road narrows:
Wine isn’t watered down by words
People drink undiluted spirits
because a fish would die of thirst
in the Dead Sea
and life in the desert isn’t possible
unless everyone shares
the same cup
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Wayne says
I find this poem extraordinary. Beyond all beliefs, religions, “lifestyles,” philosophies, opinions, … we all share one thing; We are human.