Forget the framework

Working on my autobiographical statement for SU's School of Theology and Ministry application today this came up and out -

Start with a purge

Start with Freedom

Forget the trellis,

the framework, the

boundaries, the programs,

the outlines, the musts,

the rules and requirements,

the questions

and SPILL over.

Pour everywhere.

out, down, across

and dripping. Leaving

stains on the table,

the floor. Exhaust

yourself. Empty.

Make room.

Step back

survey the landscape.

Then get

out the pruning shears and the gloves,

the mop and the broom.

-EPL