Exposed.

What was barely covered
is now exposed
the table cloth
was slipping off
pulled by the heavy load

the linen had covered
much more than wood
crumbs and moldy scraps from meals
neglected pieces which should
have been cleaned long before, should
have been seen at the kitchen door

but dirt, crumbs, and scraps they build
day by day by day
so eyes become accustomed
and noses used to smelling rotten

I can deny anything.

I can deny anything
until it is exposed to another
whose eyes won’t lie
about the table uncovered
whose nose won’t ignore
the rotting odor
whose love will provide
grace over and over.

If our sins are exposed and we confess them with faith in Christ, the blood of Jesus cleanses us.
1 John 1:9