Apocalypse

The word Apocalypse simply means "the revealing."

That is why the Bible story is called Revelation.

Most people think of apocalypse as a cataclysmic event.

The end of the world.

The return of God.

The ultimate triumph of good over evil.

I believe that is incorrect.

Apocalypse is the slow roll of time,

the perennial unveiling of the next moment.

Revelation has become mythology.

People expect it as some future event;

A day to be both dreaded and hoped for.

Instead, we each live Apocalypse every day,

with every passing moment of our lives.

Revelation is ongoing.

The story reveals itself

turning page by turning page.

What is written as revelation

we each determine for ourselves.

Room with a View

In my father's house
there are many rooms.

In every room
is a window.

Outside every window
is a different
view of God.

On earth
the rooms
are different
religions.


© Francisco G. Rodriquez, 2018

Global Unrest

I know things that

I do not know how

I know

They are whispers

of wisdom

that echo in

my brain

They come from me

and yet they do not

begin in me

They are born out

of my experience

culled from my

knowledge and

my mind

They are a brain

chemistry solution

of fear love hope

and Apocalypse

They are echoes

of humanity’s

war torn history

I do not invite them

They form unbidden

in the darkness of my

collective unconsciousness

They speak to me

of global unrest

a whirlpool of

blood and violence

They are how I

recognize our

current state

They are how I know

what is about to

be unveiled

Would that I could

rid myself of their

dire warnings

and depressing

presence

Instead I wait

and watch

as they unfurl

like the plot

of a too oft’ read

book

We are these days witness

to the self-fulfilling

prophecies of

hate and hurt

war and peace

Before the storm

passes we will

all be changed