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Chapter VII: The Tax Collector

from The Memory of Good by Miriam Marston

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I started the day out like any other day.
But then I heard them shout.
“What’s the deal, anyway?”
I found the tallest tree along the side of the road.
A sight to see: a crowd of needs
who won’t let Him go.
And I could almost see myself inside His eyes.
But no! It must have been a trick of the light,
No one could look and live that alive.
I’ve seen You see right through me.
Though normally I’m cold,
a little warmth began to spread.
And feeling a bit bold,
I jump down but hit my head.
A hand extends and gravity bends
to hold me upright.
I throw the gold upon the ground,
and ask Him to stay.
And like a dove in the thunder,
He announces there:
I have a chance to make things fair.
And though I am not so tall,
I feel like I’m standing at a great height,
when I see You see right through me now.
It’s the hardest part: this glorious moment.
Under the tree now is marked a simple grave,
just to remind me where I buried my old ways.

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from The Memory of Good, released September 7, 2017

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Miriam Marston Portland, Oregon

I started composing when I was 10. I called one of my first songs "Nostalgia", although I can't recall what my ten year old self was so nostalgic about. Released my first album in 2000. Things got busy, but I never stopped writing. Even if it meant composing on a mostly-broken piano in the basement of a university that I wasn't even enrolled in. Enjoy all the music and reading! Pax. MM ... more

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