Be Still

echoing off concrete towers
buses, cars, trucks, motorcycles
molesting peace with a pace
far greater than souls should travel

simmering moods
man, girl, boy, woman
churning to the frenetic beat
only matched by adrenaline laced veins

“Be still and know that I Am God”
but stillness eludes my grasp

swept along asphalt paths
pushing, shoving, dragging
convulsing currents of flesh
isolated souls tumbling from destination to destination

“Be still and know that I Am God”
but stillness eludes my grasp

hundreds, thousands, millions
deliberately advancing
to nowhere in particular
urban line-dancers without a partner

escaping from my lips
like steam from a kettle
enough! enough!
I release my clenched fists

“Be still and know that I Am God”
stillness, peace, pool in my palms

God speaks
I finally hear

“Be still and know that I Am God”

Andrew Wade

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