Words

I once pondered my eyes across a little church

Dusted, abandoned, no one at the curb

I lingered there and peered through the broken windows

There sat, knees bent and hands clasped, 4 souls

One, covered with the best silk you could find,

The second looked like he hardly made a dime

The third, someone who could think of no crime

And the fourth, with all the knowledge in her mind

"I live the best off the best, but receive no respect"

"I have 2 beautiful girls, but nothing to kill their thirst"

"I commit no crime, yet nothing makes me smile"

"I hold the power in my mind, but no one lets me shine"

As the four souls poured out their lives

The bell above started to chime

The holy father chanted the most melodious rhyme

"Oh God, enlighten my mind with truth;

Inflame my heart with love;

Inspire my will with courage;

Enrich my life with service.

Pardon what I have been;

Sanctity what I am; order what I shall be

And thine shall be the glory

And mine the eternal salvation

Through Jesus Christ My Lord

Amen."

 We are unbeknownst of each other

But we understood the words upon us

Not a thought ever pondered 

Someone unlocked our cages and set us free

Farewell misery

 

Silence fell like a leaf on water

You could only hear the hearts of the worshippers

The warm, soft air breathed by all of us

And at that moment

We FELT a prayer.

Note : the prayer in this poem is not my own, I have taken it off a website of a catholic church. This was done to prevent offense to any religion or culture.