Self Portrait
It doesn't interest me if there is one God
or many gods.
I want to know if you belong or feel
abandoned.
If you know despair or can see it in others.
I want to know
if you are prepared to live in the world
with its harsh need
to change you. If you can look back
with firm eyes
saying this is where I stand. I want to know
if you know
how to melt into that fierce heat of living
falling toward
the center of your longing. I want to know
if you are willing
to live, day by day, with the consequence of love
and the bitter
unwanted passion of your sure defeat.
I have heard, in that fierce embrace, even
the gods speak of God.
—David Whyte
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Margaret Atwood, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Many Thanks to Margaret for once again being part of my quest to fill the walls of my studio. Love and Gratitude . . . M .
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When saw your portrait stamp on a recent mailing to the studio I thought I should write and have you be part of the project . . .and here y...
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Many Thanks George . . a great ending to my day . . with this mailing under my door at the studio . . .more about George at: GEORGE M...
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