A Poem from Glossolalia:
Men and Angels
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,
and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.” I Corinthians 13:1
Agreeable and thoughtful, is that quite
Enough? No, not if he is like the dwarf
Of Notre Dame. But what if Miles is bright
Of mind and lovely eyes? Do those facts morph
Him into beauty of the sort that you
Could worship? Sterling wisdom would advise
Against it. What if he is stylish through
And through, not just trendy, if his eyes
Are far more interesting than blue or green,
And if his hair is ultra? What if Miles
Is calm, is quietly spoken and is clean
Of heart and mind? And what if he makes smiles
Inside you, in the marrow and the lung?
Yes, what if he is like an angel’s tongue?
~ Phillip Whidden