My Arms

The most formidable weapon against errors of any kind is reason.
Thomas Paine

I opened Susan Jacoby's Freethinkers today, found this quote and felt inspired. This is for believers.

My Arms

my arms
reason and science
can lift any rock
under which
truth may be hidden

your faith
has kept you
circling the rock
a stupor weighed in years
i can lift that too

our love
for each other
beautiful and free
please let it come first
my arms are open