January 15

JANUARY 15

TWO WHOLE WEEKS AHEAD

WITH NO DOCTORS

AND I HAVEN’T BEEN SICK ALL YEAR

BE STILL MY HEART

I CAN’T STAND THE EXUBERANCE

HOW WILL THE MEDICAL PROFESSION

EXIST WITHOUT ME

TWO WHOLE WEEKS

FREE FROM BLOOD TAKING

CHEMICAL INFUSION

LUNG AND HEART CHECKING

TOE NAIL CLIPPING

AND FEET EXAM

BEING FOLDED

MUTILATED AND SPINDLED

AND URINE BEING EVALUATED

AS IF IT WERE A FINE WINE

I FEEL SO HAPPY

I COULD DIE

WHAT A WONDERFUL THING IS MAN

WHAT A WONDERFUL CREATION OF GOD

WOUNDED HE STILL SURVIVES

I AM ACQUAINTED WITH DAMAGED PEOPLE

I’M ONE OF THEM MYSELF

PERHAPS WE ALL ARE IN SOME WAY DAMAGED

AND CHRIST IS THE WOUNDED PHYSICIAN

COME TO HEAL US

TO LEAD US THROUGH THE JOYS

AND PAINS OF EXISTENCE

AND TAKE US HOME WHEN IT’S OVER

AND HIS WORD TO US THROUGH ALL OF THIS

IS

PEACE

BE STILL

AND KNOW

THAT I AM

GOD

FRANK A VOLLMER