Snow white *

			Is she purer than others I've met?
			Less touched by the darkness
			That travels this world so freely?
			Or is it only that my mind-model of her
			Dis-includes the taint
			Because of her physical beauty?
			Or maybe is she one of the blessed
			Who takes forgiveness
			And lets it redeem her fully
			Rather than holding onto the threads
			Dreading any recurrence.
			I see her face
			Smiling serenely at me -
			I am drawn in by her seeming purity
			And hold her above me in my mind
			Because of her apparent piety and holiness -
			Even though I know she cannot truly be an angel,
			(For I have seen evil touch her life)
			She seems to ride above the evils:
			Trusting to His word,
			Still following His path.
			Maybe it is simply that I do not see
			Her darker hours -
			Those of doubt and depression
			Where there is the largest chance
			Of Direction faltering,
			Of convictions doubting -
			So maybe I am simply blind and unaware
			Of the true situation -
			Something that will do her little good...
			But again, 
			To get too knowing or too judging of her
			Might harm my reverence for her
			Unnecessarily -
			Getting the balance,
			As with all things,
			Is the problem.
			Still now do I look back at her radiance
			And wonder at her blessedness
			And wondrous character...
			Maybe it is that I see more of God in her
			Than I have in others -
			Or do I just find myself seeing more of God
			Only in an effort to justify my desire?