Second Sunday of Advent

"Peace"

Hear, O Lord,
my prayers of malediction.
Receive these petitions of imprecation.

I confess in this asking
that my easy hatreds--
well-worn or freshly bleeding--
render me disonant
with the harmony of your kingdom.

So I set down
this incongruous offering.

Prince of Peace, hammer smooth
the sharp edges of my heart.