sometimes I feel like everyone
has a mental list
priorities, what comes first
and what can be left as-is
the broken, the needy
are given first place
the urgent, and wanted, as well
the loud and demanding
force their way on
though, why? none really can tell
life is so full
pulling every direction
it seems to make sense, if I’m fair
that the constant, the faithful
come only at the bottom
that is, only, if they’re even there

“…but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” —Mt. 20: 26b-28