It seems ridiculous

After Philippians 1:18-26

It seems ridiculous

to sit here, chains

adorning my wrists

and ankles, and speak

of choosing a path.

Choices become few

and narrowed in a cell.

I wait for resolution,

which might or might not

come. But as I wait,

I know that if I do

nothing more than sit

and write letters, then

the work continues,

in spheres above and

spheres below. It does

seem ridiculous and 

foolish to a man, but

eternal things usually

do. 

Photograph by Ye Jinghan via Unsplash. Used with permission.