SALVATION

It hangs off me

like the sum result

of every bad choice

and weakness.

A desire to feel

and inhabit

life more fully

has added

nothing but weight

to this life.

There is no salvation

for those not ready

to be saved.

These lips have serviced

the desire long enough;

stop waiting for the hand

to reach out to you.

Let your fingers feel

the hard, cracked surface

of the cliff face.

Salvation's path

is lined with small choices.