Fooling God
On Easter morning
she turned to me
her lipstick all worn off
saying
"don't forget your penance"
I did not
go to confession
because the redemption seemed too easy
I let my sins get lost
in darkness
as I waited patiently
for the living-room carpet to fly
"whats gotten into you, Mary"
she asked every fourth hour
but her eyes came from a photograph
and her dress was written
I was not
I was real
I feared they would know
I feared they would fit me in a frame on the mantle as well
and dust me off
while I was still breathing
like her
I kissed her forehead of glass
every morning
knowing it was only her smile frozen in time
her blood still running warm
through the ornamented frame
then I said my penance
Poetry by Lourdes
Read 1301 times
Written on 2006-07-07 at 12:57
Tags Holy
Save as a bookmark (requires login) Write a comment (requires login) Send as email (requires login) Print text
|
Arti |
|
Teala |
|
Kathy Lockhart |
|
lastromantichero |
