{"id":351,"date":"2008-02-22T17:17:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2008\/02\/coming-undonne.html"},"modified":"2008-02-22T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-22T17:17:00","slug":"coming-undonne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2008\/02\/coming-undonne.html","title":{"rendered":"Coming UnDonne"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMING UNDONNE— Janis and John<\/p>\n

\n

Janis said– <\/p>\n

\u2018Freedom\u2019s just another word,<\/p>\n

For nothing left to lose\u2019.<\/p>\n

But then she overdosed,<\/p>\n

Her life the lived out blues.<\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Freedom isn\u2019t sinning,<\/p>\n

For when you linger there, <\/p>\n

It\u2019s only the beginning,<\/p>\n

But you are unaware.<\/p>\n

\n

<\/p>\n

You find yourself trapped,<\/p>\n

Like a man in a maize<\/p>\n

Like a ship out to sea<\/p>\n

Like an unquenchable blaze<\/p>\n

\n

<\/p>\n

Freedom\u2019s not freedom<\/p>\n

When it leaves you bound<\/p>\n

Bound to succumb<\/p>\n

Bound to fall down.<\/p>\n

\n

<\/p>\n

The pleasure\u2019s momentary,<\/p>\n

And there is no release,<\/p>\n

You find yourself craving it, <\/p>\n

But it gives you no peace.<\/p>\n

\n

<\/p>\n

Remorse and regret<\/p>\n

And infinite sadness, <\/p>\n

Downward spiral<\/p>\n

Into the madness.<\/p>\n

\n

Donne was right when he said—<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cBatter my heart, three person’d God; for, you <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

As yet but knocke, breathe, shine, and seeke to mend; <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

That I may rise, and stand, o’erthrow mee,’and bend <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

Your force, to breake, blowe, burn and make me new. <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

I, like an usurpt towne, to’another due, <\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Labour to’admit you, but Oh, to no end, <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

Reason your viceroy in mee, mee should defend, <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

But is captiv’d, and proves weake or untrue. <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

Yet dearely’ I love you,’and would be loved faine, <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

But am betroth’d unto your enemie: <\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Divorce mee,’untie, or breake that knot againe; <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

Take mee to you, imprison mee, for I <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

Except you’enthrall mee, never shall be free, <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

BW3 <\/span>Feb. <\/span>21, 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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