Strong Feelings

Strong Feelings

The body as realm. As veldt.
Which would make feelings

into weather, fast-moving
clouds, or frost, or heat

lightning, a flush of light
beneath the skin of the sky.

A storm could mean that God
is crying and also bowling,

sobbing and throwing strike
after strike. Or maybe He has

allergies. To us. We dangle
thoughts above ourselves

like fishing lures to draw out
a response and end up

feeding our feelings. We want
to be helpless to their strength.