{"id":23945,"date":"2026-03-20T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/?p=23945"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:56:12","slug":"healing-hill-and-glass-eyes-featured-poetry-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/es\/healing-hill-and-glass-eyes-featured-poetry-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHealing Hill\u201d and \u201cGlass Eyes\u201d \u2013 Featured Poetry of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This month\u2019s two featured poems from our\u00a0Grupo de poes\u00eda en l\u00ednea<\/a>\u00a0are responses to an invitation to write a prayer for world healing, by Wildee Manfa and Jody Kisten.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Healing Hill<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By Wildee Manfa<\/em><\/p>\n

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At day, the eyes are black oceans,<\/p>\n

\u200eAnd the night gropes to a scary stumble for being blind, a sea!<\/p>\n

\u200eI know the screams are hellish hornets stinging helpless souls,<\/p>\n

\u200eAnd rainbows seem a furious far cry from healing hope,<\/p>\n

\u200eBut a hill beckons every beholder to behold a hand that motions a healing sunshine.<\/p>\n

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Wildee Manfa<\/strong>\u00a0is an award-winning Nigerian writer, speaker and performer of performance poetry with over a decade of creative writing experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Glass Eyes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By Jody Kisten<\/em><\/p>\n

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What do you see,<\/p>\n

When you look into the mirror?<\/p>\n

Do you see the torture behind the eyes,<\/p>\n

Do you see deception, do you see the lies?<\/p>\n

What do you see?<\/p>\n

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Do you see the pain, do you see the scars?<\/p>\n

Do you see the pressure behind the bars<\/p>\n

Of your mindless prison?<\/p>\n

See it’s like that right before you’ve risen.<\/p>\n

Before the blessings come and the lessons suffer fission.<\/p>\n

But before all that comes you need to make a decision,<\/p>\n

Make the choice with your heart before your brain starts collision,<\/p>\n

See at this point in time don’t ask for permission,<\/p>\n

Because He sees it all, all the goals and the vision,<\/p>\n

Even when you’re left with nothing, He will provide provision.<\/p>\n

So what do you see,<\/p>\n

When you look into the mirror?<\/p>\n

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At the age of 26,\u00a0Jody Kisten\u00a0<\/strong>describes himself as \u201ca living testament to His glory, walking in divine light.\u201d Four years of faith, endless wonder and God\u2019s promises unfolding.<\/em><\/p>\n

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