With every bone, muscle and nerve of this body,
I long for God.

I ache.

Before, above, beyond, beneath–

    sacred mist, 
    eternal fog,
    holy haze,

    the Known,
    the Unknown,
    the Unknowable–

I want what lies within and beyond that cloud–

    that which I am
    and shall be.

Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.