Pressing In

How difficult

     at the edge

     to know the

          depth . . .

And how hard

     to press in.

Past the surface

     likes and dislikes

     to what lies just

     below - a whole

     new layer of

          likes and dislikes.

And how hard

     to press in.

Past the inner layers

of partial knowing

of satisfied knowing

     that is not knowing.

The knowing of an other

     the journey towards

     intimacy

          demands the

          pressing in

               of the

          persistent heart.

The knowing of the Other

     the journey towards

     intimacy with Him

          demands a

          pressing in

               with all of heart

               soul, mind, strength.

Only then will

     He be found . . . known

Only all

     can carry the

     weight of His

          pressing in.