most of my problems with covenant can be distilled down to:

they justify what they do that isn't very biblical with "well, we're an academic institution." and they justify everything else with "we're a religious institution."

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in my opinion, they have not done well enough at either of their "goals" to make me proud to be here.

some people are paying their own way with loans. these people deserve a better answer to the question "why" than "because we know what's best for you."

perhaps it's because my parents always explained why they had the rules they did...

i just want the same amount of respect my parents paid me when i was 8 from my college. is that too much to ask? i want the respect that comes with authenticity, straightforwardness, and honesty.

no one told secrets today.

it's almost a blessing. not the secrets. the time. i feel freer now.

there's a richness to life i know. and i'm close to it. so close i can close my eyes and smell the color of it. so close.

like pregnant earth smell, this richness.

like the smell of someone you know,
that heavy, alive smell
of water.

or the musk of birds' feathers.

a strong, leafy smell
on your tongue.

as rich as consciousness,
immediate,
and whelming.

l'hoeuf

true.
i am sharp pieces.
pieces...pie-ces.
pie.
glittering glass pie-ces
of one another.
an-other.
bones are vibrating.
and my tongue.
breathing too fast.
no matter the
words you use,
we are broken.

all held up in our palms.
glittering glass.
cuts and slivers.
hey, you look like me
a little.
and you look like me
more.

have you ever met that guy?
he's big, and strong.
and he doesn't have pie-ces.
but his hands are cut
with slivers.
my slivers.
my cuts.
my glass.
and i love him.

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