I wake up in it, languish in it

Work all day there too

Thirsty for it, hungry for it

Colors all I do

Need it some and want it more

Will not go without

Won’t keep silent, gonna say it

Whisper now, then shout

Ever nearer/growing dearer

With a quickened pace

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Exile isn’t kingdom building!

Father, grant us grace . . .

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Photograph “Forbidden No Longer” 2018 Timothy Waugh