hands
hands are capable of great good
or great evil
they are the instruments of the mouth
not necessarily that of their own
obedient to the institutional mind
hands can attack with great rage
discharge a weapon of death
cuddle a new born child
attend to the daily toil
amuse with well known gestures
they separate primitive from the barbaric
conjoin two lovers
yet they are capable of so much more
they contemplate a better world
thinking with chin in hand
knowing not their ultimate power
they hold the wonder of creation between their fingers
hands are the Creator’s ethereal antennae
using prayer to convert words into mystical code
they are a Luddite’s dream come true
they are the ultimate defence
the ultimate force
amen,
Joseph pede
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