“From Two-Aught-Six To Twenty-Five”

My Uncle John was right, of course –
Said I'd be wrecked, with no recourse,
If I went north – I did, in You,
To go “My way”, I would not do.

“But that came after marriage, man,
Your ‘North’ was fringe – disaster can
Be ‘site (sic) unseen’ – a narrow ’scape,
While job for Me would have to wait.

“You ’woke just now, White Bear in mind,
Where you hung in – you could not find
The part you’d missed – that’s what I do –
I take you there – expose you to –

“Some fragment of reality –
Raw footage – uncut scenes to piece
Into some message in the mix
Of life, to edit – ‘film’ to fix.

“And that is how I’ll speak through you –
I’ll speak through what you see, then do
In Me – fast-forward start to end
From two-aught-six when you were sent –

“To see your sister, mixed up names;
I used that bit as candle-flame-
Illumination – ‘Oh my God!
I'm not of them – but where?’ (Seemed odd).

“And then you saw your ‘missing piece’ –
Huge rubble-slide found its release;
When you recovered, art formed part
Of healing journey – that was start –

“Of ‘journey in’, to ‘journey out’;
Now here you are, without a doubt
Confused and angry, Kubler-Ross
Type staged adjustment – massive cost.”

So, Holy Spirit, where to now?
I've gone as far as I know how;
Prepped up for move July this year,
Now torn from past, through present fear.

“Stu, it's okay, you’re here with Me –
In bubble-mobile – present-ly;
You and your wife will come into
An atmosphere made clear for you.

Okay, O Lord, I've not a clue
Of task in mind You’d have me do;
But somehow “Blam!” Comes to my mind,
As You set free Your human-kind.

“Stu it's okay, step back and watch;
The move ahead’s for you; your walk
Has micro-molecules of parts
From past and present – molting starts –

“Now like the grub to butterfly –
It changes shape, it does not die;
‘Unrecognizable’, of course,
But non-the-less, past’s new resource.”

Ooo-Kaay – I hear; don't get it yet;
How’s this work out? How do I get
From ‘where I’ve been’ to ‘where to now?’
That's far from clear – “Sun Tzu, that's how.”

Say what? “Stu, ‘how’ is not the part
You need – I gave all that to start
You on your journey, funding ways
From here – to summer's Holy-days.”

“So wait and watch – all gets destroyed
In Me – in you, your tools and toys
Get meta-morphed to butterfly;
Things get transformed – they do not die.”

Okay Holy Spirit thanks for this.

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