My Soap Bubble

I quote,
as someone once wrote...
The only consistancy in life is inconsistancy.

My Soap Bubble

Jenny Washburn

Warm light shines bright
a contrast from surrounding dark.
From within my spherical delight
beaming His mark.

My walls of crystalline perfection.
My glycerin will shimmering gossamer.
Long have I hammered out my protection
in the comfort of a neverending summer.


All along falling fast
in an tumultuous artic flurry.
My strong bubble will outlast!
I proclaim that I shall not worry!

Twisting, turning, swirling, whirling about.
Surely my hard work will prove true!
But I began to fret and I began to doubt.
That's when I began to think of you.

You gave me your light in our trade.
Weightless and pure-my final touch was found!
I gave you my dirt and it was made...
...you left with a warning-safety was on solid ground.

But I'd done that! And I'd been there.
It was never safe, I was hurt and it was tough.
I didn't like such a scare
So into the air-I was off in a puff!

Still my bubble fell to the ground...I thought I was prepared
Until all around me it shattered.
Safe at last I declared!
Soild ground now seemed to be all that mattered
but looking around-back on the ground! I became scared.

I looked up and I cried
Sweet safety is all that I seek
Suddenly, thousands of bubbles I eyed
each little button with a light so bleak.

Such a cherished beautiful light,
full of safety and warmth so true.
How dare they hide that from sight!!!
It's magic now seemed so new.

Was safety what I really desired?
I wanted His light to be shared.
My heart fully filled-I was inspired.
It seemed nothing else could be compared.
A plan to share and show I conspired
For anything else I no longer cared
Simply to accept His light is all that is required.