On a Chain I Wear a Cross

On a chain - I wear a cross. Around my neck I do. I don’t wear it to say, “I Am”. I don’t wear it for you. For me - it’s now a symbol of compassion and humility and the world’s need for love. It's a cry for a peaceful existence just like the symbol of the dove. When I was young - I often went to church. It was a place my parents brought me to. For I was baptized Greek Orthodox therefore - an expectation of what I must do. There - many things made sense to me. Now some did not, and don’t. But I learned to not be bothered by inaccuracies and the unexplained – I said I won’t. In my later years - I searched, felt, and realized the mystical in the one God I believe exists. And in the plants, the animals, and of course humans too I discovered a spirituality that subsists. My beliefs - might now be complex. Some might say they do not fit a norm. As I read about other religions and the spiritual world I ultimately went through a reform. Today - I occasionally go to my Orthodox Church to pray in a place of sanctuary, where they say God does reside. To fulfill a never ending need to learn and understand and to still a rather busy mind.