Author Archives: jackpelham

Many will reason that Adam and EveHad not been ready to receiveThe knowledge of good and evil,And simply partook too soon of somethingThat would have been altogether Proper for them—somehow—at a later time. But I have lately come to wonderWhether … Continue reading →

Finding no hopeIn the beginning,Some turn to the end—Clamoring over the RevelationAnd eager to find in it—Or perhaps to imagine—Something more promising thanThat tired, old Genesis—Long-since abandoned As of no particular intrigue. For they are not interested in Living out … Continue reading →

He’ll not understand the endIf he has not given himself overTo the beginning.

I’m as practical and pragmatic as the next guy, so when something’s gone wrong, I can often find a suitable workaround. I can even make do with said workout for some time, if need be.

He decides to tell himself what he is like,And then to believe it. And he thinks this settles the matter—As if he could not possibly be wrong. But he could. *I chose the image simply because it’s a man looking … Continue reading →

Atop his body sits a box so important That he takes it with him wherever he goes.

If you want to hide a treasureWhere few are likely to find it,Hide it behind the workThat few are likely to do.

The help of competent friends is a blessingThat those without it can hardly imagine.

It is a common perversion of humansThat they should hate one injustice,But not another.

People are just too afraidOf truthOf growingOf interactingOf being wrong Of learning anythingAnd of making any changes.They are much more comfortableHalf the time having their eyes shut than opened.