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# 1 Corinthians 13, by Karl Persson
- URL: https://joshualore.com/inthemiddleway/1-corinthians-13-by-karl-persson-well-yes-i-am-a/
- Published: 2017-05-27T22:53:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-06T06:21:39.000Z
- Author: Joshua Lore
- Tags: Uncategorized, christ, corinthians, god, love, poetry, #Migrated-1788408094757, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-03 00:01

Well yes I am a fan,  
(Who wouldn’t be?)  
But some days  
I wish there were just a little more  
About the shyness of love,  
The way it hides  
In the ache of its own immensity,  
Saying far less than its name  
Because there’s too much there to say;

Yes, sometimes I want, God,  
To see those places in your heart,   
Where someone has walked away  
And the silence is too vast to weep;

Sometimes I wish, God,  
I could know you know  
The love too tender to live  
Once its name is spoken -  
But of course you do know.

You leant down from heaven,  
Whispered it in our ears,  
And we crucified you.

(Painting by Michael D. O’Brien)