From Ann Glover O’Dell’s Midwifing the Soul:
Who heard God say
“let us make man”?
Can we be sure
that “in our image”
was not addendum
for enjoyment of
imagination of an ego
eager for some status
in the face of fearful
existential angst?
Who learned of angels
and the guarantee that
we can almost match
them in God’s hierarchy?
Is this a fable poised
like all such stories
to smudge
the universal question marks
and make us rank ourselves
more highly than we ought?
Or set a standard of perfection
dangling always right above our reach?
There must be some fast truth
imbedded in the tale told throughout
the rounds of galaxies
and baby weaning days.
There must be more than make-believe
to stir the heart’s awakening
to a melody mysteriously
making sure we don’t
forget the humming tune
and lyrics long repeating
“fearfully…wonderfully.”
Critical thinking expressed remarkably