Ages Past
What do we remember of
The ancient past,
Time of kings
(male and female)
Who had all sorts of power
Given them atop a chain
With an allowance for divine authority
We have some now,
The kind by claim of blood
And those self-styled
I’m hoping we outgrow them all
Christians have one king
(female, male)
All of us enjoy the rank of steward
While failing by degrees in our obligations
Other traditions (or none) might have
Everything together with some leadership
With some success,
I’m not sure
We can look for leaders
Pass by those who want the job
Look for those who can
Ignore legacy crafted
By humans,
Ignoring other claims as well
Consider today
Choose now
The adherence of the house
And running it
By those who can
Who might help us
Not by surrogacy
But by reminding us in action
How each of us is called
C L Couch
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