Church is where God is

The church doors click

shut behind as we leave

yet our lips are more red

and our eyes shine more

brightly than the sun outside

or even the suns far beyond,

past the stars. In fact, I can

almost see a visible light glowing

from within, reflecting off

luminescent faces that

beam at each other without

shame and with an almost-

foolish glee at being alive.

and we realize together that

not all love is romantic, and

in fact, those are some of

the most important forms of love.