Like Jonah
we need to be lost
in the murky belly of the monster,
in disorienting darkness,
suffocating, claustrophobic,
before we emerge,
battered and acid-scarred,
ready to say 'Yes'
to what we've [so!] tried to avoid,
our calling, our point,
our [surprise!] joy.
Are you ready
to be thrown up
onto holy ground?
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