I Know That
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I know that faith
ebbs and flows, sometimes
larger, then hardly there
at all.
I know my faith
is often all I own,
though barely visible,
crushed under
the world’s forearm.
I know to sing and that singing
can be freedom no matter
the crack and heel.
I know to love
for love is what remains
when nothing else renews.
I know to pray like breathing.
I know there is forgiveness
for what I fail to do,
and mercy is there for me to receive
like water.
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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst
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First published in “The Write Room”, 2012
http://www.thewritemag.com/poetry/i-know-that/
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