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Faith(less)
She came to me
years ago
softly whispering
in my ear
Her truth
Her rules
for saving
absolution
Her mock smile
and coquettish glances
drawing me to her warmth
like kids to the candy man
But She was a prize
a gift
never meant for me.
I wasn’t blessed
Magic
is only magic
If you refuse
the reality
When I looked up
hoping to behold her beauty
I discovered
She wasn’t there
This lass was
never with me
I trudged on
alone
These footprints in the sand belonged only to me
years ago
softly whispering
in my ear
Her truth
Her rules
for saving
absolution
Her mock smile
and coquettish glances
drawing me to her warmth
like kids to the candy man
But She was a prize
a gift
never meant for me.
I wasn’t blessed
Magic
is only magic
If you refuse
the reality
When I looked up
hoping to behold her beauty
I discovered
She wasn’t there
This lass was
never with me
I trudged on
alone
These footprints in the sand belonged only to me
Published 27th Jul 2020
Author's Note
This was inspired by LilDragonFly’s Faith. All organized religions never worked for me, because ultimately they wanted to rule me. But the thought of salvation is a sweet alluring thing. Too sweet and too alluring, a way to stave off the darkness. Well the darkness is real.
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27th Jul 2020 5:39am
27th Jul 2020 5:44am
It is something I have often wished I had, it would make things much easier. I am so touched to see you haunting my hallowed halls dear poetess.
8th Sep 2020 9:26am
I can completely relate to your comment about organized religion. I spent my childhood following the Vatican's way, with all it's red tape and ritualistic gatherings... thankfully, broke free from that and found a charismatic, non-judgmental one a few years ago. It was good to finally get into touch with my higher self - that close to perfect self if life was kinder to me as a kid...
But, as they say: you die a spiritual death one compromise at a time. To be honest, I miss that about me, that spiritually rich self who had such a deeply personal, down-to-earth, freeing relationship with God (me?) I think it was the most peaceful time,ever... Yeah, the darkness took a while to lift, but when it did...
I love this piece because this is exactly what's happening to me at the moment. I love the way you chose to express this: thought-provoking. It's led me to feeling slightly contrite, but that's not a bad thing...
But, as they say: you die a spiritual death one compromise at a time. To be honest, I miss that about me, that spiritually rich self who had such a deeply personal, down-to-earth, freeing relationship with God (me?) I think it was the most peaceful time,ever... Yeah, the darkness took a while to lift, but when it did...
I love this piece because this is exactly what's happening to me at the moment. I love the way you chose to express this: thought-provoking. It's led me to feeling slightly contrite, but that's not a bad thing...
