Sunday, January 8, 2012

God's fingerprints

Would we ever
frown at the mirror,
expressing distaste
for the scars,
and the laugh lines
if we just understood
that each imperfection
is a gift,
each striation makes us
unique,
each lump and bump
God' fingerprint
upon our skin,
marking us
as chosen,
and unique?

1 comment:

violet said...

"...if we just understood / that each imperfection / is a gift..." Hopeful and lovely.