Pre-Lent Meditation On 'Townie' Poem by Bill Grace

Listening to the Diane Rhem Show on NPR
I was struck by the author's bloody feet by sneaker incident
My seeing the world to a great extent as a mangled place
Where things frequently take on an energy of their own -
often negative and unintended
It made me think of another with bloody feet
Another buttress to the reality that there is some serious merit
In looking at this Jesus fellow
Once you are in the safety of a harbor of love
Which allows you to raise your eyes and see beyond a flat earth
Observe the ship's sails before the whole is seen
Know the earth is round.