A Trilogy Companionship

By Vernice Wineera Pere

Can I approach God

with my face turned away

from you?

Can I want his embrace

without longing for yours?

Or his touch on my cheek

and love in his eyes

for me?

Can I yearn his acknowledgment

of love between us

and exclude you?

And how long can I worship him

without touching

our sharing?

My love,

such sharing can only be

a trilogy companionship—

You,

our God,

and me.