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Commentary
Here’s a weird one, I know. It popped out of my mind as I listened to a haunting rendition of “Love Story” on trombone. I’ll not ruin music for you by spelling out the connection between what I heard and what I then wrote.
How can I defend writing something so strange? Well, I’ve noticed over the years that when I’m sitting under even the best teachers, I sometimes articulate questions that wake up my fellow listeners. It’s funny: I’ll ask a question, and two or three minutes later, someone else—who was asleep—asks the same question, as their mind clicks into action. When YOU read this poem, does it awaken anything finicky or easily grossed-out in your psyche? Perhaps you can then share my reliance on a patient, understanding Creator—a Creator who clearly likes messy, slobbery MATTER.