God is

Waiting.

God is the feeling you get watching a balloon floating towards the horizon.

God is the lurch in your chest when you see a young child lost and crying.

God is the wind in the pine needles and the mossy smell of a river bed.

God is the dull thud of a pine cone thumping into the dirt.

God is the dull thud of a dead man hitting the pavement.

God is a halo of blood.

God is trying to catch your breath after crying.

God is the liquid physical tang of panic in your chest when you're shaking with agony.

God is waking up sweating from nightmares.

God is the arms that press you to a warm chest.

God is the quiet murmur that soothes the shaking.

God is a horse heart whose cadence calms you.

God is the torrential downpour in a barren land.

God is clear blue eyes flicking up to meet yours.

God is thick ugly scars.

God is a long blade.

God is temptation.

God is weakness.

God is a sharp breath.

God is the burning in your chest when you're swimming up from the deep and you can

almost

Take a breath.

God is fear.

God is the gentle caress of the mountain sun warming your face.

God is the smell of fresh paint.

God is a smooth stone.

God is a strange couple holding hands and smiling.

God is a broken window in an abandoned building.

God is the ache of hunger in your stomach as a child.

God is the animal need to run.

God is the click of teeth.

God is bruises on your neck and legs.

God is too big.

God is the liquid you put in your jar of rocks and gravel and sand to fill in the cracks.

God is a safety net for people who are afraid of what they don't know.