what are we chasing

the money will burn, the houses
the fields too

what are we chasing to hold onto
when heaven can hold all we need
no rust, no moths or thieves

but down here, we chase
only reflections of self-loathing

images of untrue truths about ourselves, but

the only things that matter are
what we cannot touch
what only God can hold

faith, hope, and love
chase these
and their abundance will overwhelm you

but if you don’t
nobody warns you
because nobody cares

but i do

i’ll tell you what you already feel inside
that in this place
we chase the tails of our fears and fleeting obsessions
and if we don’t look up now
we will be left holding nothing but moths and rust

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from THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE

All poems are copyrighted by Marquida Roberts.
To be reprinted only by permission of the author.