Did this happen in one day? In one day it began and ended- the same day. Which day was it?
It has been told you that the ancient ruins do not crumble in one day.
But I ask you:
Which stroke of pressure on the wall began its demise? Which blow of wind sped its decay? Which strike of numbing force causes the first crack of destruction? When is the noose tied for this wall and city? When that one stroke, wind, or crack comes or when all is leveled?
When the process started or when it was complete? When is dead and fallen, dead and fallen? Which day was it?
Did this happen in one day? In one day it began and ended- the same day. Which day was it?
It has been told you that a fortress can be conquered in one day.
But I ask you:
Which conversation was it that betrayed the people into the hands of the ruthless that would oppress and enslave? Which thought and plan was it that set the army in motion to slaughter without mercy? Which command was it and who gave it, to go forward and leave peace behind? To make war and death the present norm? Which gate breaking or which wall scaled was the demise? Which soldier falling and what blood shed turned the tide? When is the noose tied for this people and the shelter in which they trust? Which command given or plan made? Which siege tower erected or man slain?
When the process started or when it was complete? When is destroyed and conquered, destroyed and conquered? Which day was it?
Did this happen in one day? In one day it began and ended- the same day. Which day was it?
It has been told you that love does not die but over time.
But I ask you:
Which choice was it that set the heart to beat to the war drums of hate and selfishness and no longer the harp strums of love and selflessness? Which thought was it that weighed their love in the balance?
Scales which God did not create.
Which glance was it that opened the eyes to see what once was dark as light and what once was light as dark? When did the embrace of one become numbing and when did it inflame passion for another? Which locking of lips and and souls uniting was it, when love died? When all was revealed or when all was first hidden? When was the noose tied on love? When was trust lost? Please tell me so I can know. Was it when abandonment was thought of or carried out? When the judge signed in agreement and witness or when the Judge saw the heart sign in agreement and witness? Oh please tell me!
When the process started or when it was complete? When is love dead and ended, dead and ended? Which day was it?
Did this happen in one day? In one day it began and ended- the same day. Which day was it?
It has been told me by One that a day is coming when all is righted and a new world shall be born. Which day is it?
I ask:
Is it when all passes away and the new comes or when the Word was spoken and the new came and emptiness passed away? When does the kingdom come? When the eternal glory is entered and He is on His throne forever or when Eternal glory entered the first heart to sit on His throne forever? When was it finished? When the Word was ordained? The baby born? The nails driven through blood filled veins? The last breath breathed? When His reign is sight by all? When was the noose tied on death and sin? In the beginning or the end? Alpha or Omega? Which day is it?
When was process started or when is process complete? What is beginning and what is end? Define them if you dare.
Did this happen in one day? In one day it began and in one day it ends- the same day. Which day was it?
What is one day when eternity and the Eternal One transcends all? Define if you dare.
by Antonio Miguel Perez