Keeping it all in

Luke 4:33-34

In the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Let us alone! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.”

Standing on the edge of the platform

looking towards the approach to the station

Trains are criss-crossing over the tracks

Some arriving

Others leaving

Wending their way to who knows where?

Carrying human cargo

each of whom also carries so much

Joys, sorrow, excitement, anxiety, plans, despair, hope

All contained in carriages -

of trains 

of minds

of hearts

That containment 

makes the journey possible

An overspill would spell disaster.

And so we go about our business

We travel to our destinations

barely connecting with one another

lest we should breech 

those walls of containment

and risk being tainted

by another's overflow.

It's safer to keep everything

all tucked up

out of sight.

I can't help thinking

that safety is over-rated.