Fish, not snakes

hasn't God said

he wants you to be holy

trials produce great gain

life here is difficult

hasn't he said

joy not happiness

desires of your heart, sure

if they're the right ones

if you're doing it the right way

hasn't he asked you to ask him

and have you

have you asked him lately

asked him often

beaten down his door

hasn't he said he's already given you everything you need

who are you to want more

don't you think he's busy with bigger things

beyond handouts

the voice is dusty with familiarity

the smile is not the shepherd's

the teeth the better to eat you with

and you haven't said happiness, Father,

but I fell broken over that corner stone long ago

and I refuse resist reject that after that

you mean to crush me like dust