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Angel Thieves
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A metaphor
For God and God’s arrival
Is a thief in the night
A strange metaphor
But apt
(regardless of
negative connotation)
We cannot plan for the intrusion
While the thief doubles
The confusion of nighttime,
Which is to say
Without light,
It seems
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But the thief may
Plan
And, I suppose, typically does
The mortal thief may or may not
Succeed in a theft,
Though we can surmise
That God as thief
Would do pretty well
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But what would God have
To steal?
God made everything
And thereby own
Except one thing maybe
That is human will
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Perhaps, then,
God comes to steal
Us
Steal us away
As a rescue
Then take us to paradise
Where no earthly
Theft or other sort of brigandry
Can harm us
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Where we are loved
Without shame or abrogation,
Where we might forgive
A thief who steals us
This way
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I don’t know if we’ll miss possessions
There,
Even the ones with stories
Maybe we’ll have new ones, maybe not
But as we are created in the image,
As is said,
We might have a share in everything
That lasts without corruption
Our new homes, our new bodies
Everything will last,
While life is perfectly dynamic
There
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Angel agencies defend us
Angel agents thieve us home
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C L Couch
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Photo by Chirag Nayak on Unsplash
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clcouch123 
October 16, 2020 at 9:02 pm
I related very much to this Christopher. When times are dark we wonder how God can end our time, steal us away from life. But, I think you hit the market by saying this is a truly good thing, that in the end he’s saving us. Also, that in Heaven possessions will have Avery different role, that God will provide for us all. Perhaps this means we have to have to trust God more, and have faith despite the bad things and people around us. Lovely piece. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving too, it was just this week.