Moses Never Reached the Promised Land
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Moses never
reached the promised land, And I, too, died upon that distant mountain, Resting on the laurels of my dream. There is no end to struggle, no safe refuge In which one can say, yes, I have arrived, No longer feel the guilt of privilege, Let go the fierce anxiety for justice, Untie the knots of conscience in one's soul. The promised land's a vision, not a place, Held within the unrelenting heart. Each generation must behold its beauty, Reach for its uncompromising goodness, Know that its long looked-for realization Is in a time zone one will never see. No matter. There's a joy in going forward Greater than the joy of going home. Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use. |