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Poem written for and submitted to “Before We Die Poetry Contest,” Unseeking Seeker, sponsor, October 10,
Line of Inquiry: have we repaid all debts of love we owe?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Romans 13:8 “…Pay your debts as they come due. However, one debt you can never finish paying is the debt of love that you owe each other. the mailbox, stuffed~ mortgage payments, car loans with balances and deadlines marked in red. water, gas, and electric bills~ the hungry phantoms of creature comforts coldly due. we chase the spectral zero balance, dream of that stamped envelope with the sweet release of paid in full. but the other statement never arrives~ no perforated tear line, no due date circled in red. it’s a debt, unlisted, un-itemized, it haunts no credit score, demands no late fees~ a debt we’ll always carry. this bill arrives not monthly but daily~in every heartbeat, every hunch that kindness calls beyond oneself. this debt, this sweet, persistent owing is paid in tears dried on a loving sleeve, with burdens carried, with forgiveness offered, and in whispered reassurances. this debt’s non-ending, compounds with kindness~ the interest paid daily—not in coin but in soulful connection and ego transcendence.
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