xor else

once again
it comes down to fear
that gnarly stake
that designation of the division
again we are here

those lifeboats of canon
to make it through these storms
it is a matter of choice
to invite and preserve yours

who am i to work my way upon you?
i have no such power
and if one day i do
remember: love is like a knock at the door

turn your gaze to the warm soft pudding in your heart:
fear is like alcohol
purifying wounds
and it hurts, yes i know it hurts
setting fire to cruft
penetrating all the way to that gentle doe of your soul

question:
how do you hold that alongside that, all at once?

perhaps we do not

perhaps it beholds you
when you let yourself be held be fathered
you shall be returned to yourself through and through
"first we got some work to do," says the Doctor with the wink
before pulling out that chemistry and those sharp tools

you know what authenticity looks like
jesus says, "love is the gatekeeper and that is in you"
our nature is self authenticating
judgment goes that way too
always has always will
like whiplash from being unmasked
and finding scooby doo

this is a diary
and i have one rule
read me like you wrote it for you
or else
i speak no truth