The Positive Way

My Argument with the Evangelicals


            When I micromanage the flowers

             in my garden they don’t do well

             they refuse to bloom 

             they resist the touch of the sun

             they grow dependent on me

              and they sulk.


              But when I let them be 

              in the glory of their uniqueness

              they flourish in bursts of luxuriant growth

              they communicate their joy

              they grow and bloom

              and they dance beneath the sun.