What father said (an essay or a poem)

In the market place of our life

- in the agora where we meet and act –

I want but one thing.

I will be shrewd

I should be smart

And being kind does not mean being soft and forever nicy

In the market place of our life

we ought not to be trampled on and robbed.

we should be keen and able traders

we should be smart

To keep our eye only on the greatest treasure

On the pearl of the greatest price

And not be run over by any cheap seller selling us crap.

I know what I want

I want it all.

I have my time 

I have my life

I have my soul

I will trade it all.

I know what I want.

I want everything.

What is the best price I can get for my time?

For the motion of my heart

and the inclinations of my mind

For my body 

For my education?

My thoughts?

My labor

My western privilege

My eastern heart

My intelligence

My beauty

My sexuality, my time, my ability, my weakness, my heart

With my past

my future

my people.

their opinion of me, and their acts?

My wealth,

my poverty, my power

my time.

How should I trade

and what can I get that will last me

and always be mine?

Glory to God, I know what I want.

(Do I need to say it?)

I will sell everything

And follow Christ.