I saw myself today

another new poem

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I saw myself today
and I didn't like what I saw.
I didn't see my big brother Jesus,
I didn't see the God who loves me.

I saw me.

Fully human,
and acting like it.
I saw me acting like
everything I don't like in human beings.
I saw me feeling hateful,
speaking angrily,
wanting to get someone in trouble.

I know that I am fully human
and that being perfectly human
means being perfectly imperfect.
But I really don't like it
when I see it in the mirror.

I want to be better than that.

With God's help,
I will be better than that.