Poem August 1, 2022 ISSUE

True defense

Elizabeth Mata

Originally published online on March 17, 2022

Sometimes it seems to roar in, like a rapid’s current, the pull to flareup at some graceless indiscretion. Or, to pick a fight with this pointless weapon of self-justification, fueled by the notion that someone is always right, someone always wrong.

“He answered nothing.” 1 Jesus gave no answer to the vicious accusers’ charges before his crucifixion. Good advice, but more: Timeless, healing defense.

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