Homily

After the preaching is

Done-finished

picking at the scabs

Of our guilt,

At week's end / day of rest;

When we almost had it gone

Forgotten

From our minds...

It's a kinder kin to amnesia

A softer fog of fugue

A healing art of our brain farts,

Not soaking in shame's

Diminishment

Or stewing in self helps

"Deliver us!" bow down genuflect

But then again

Here we are together to gather

Uncomplainingly

Complacently listening

Absorbing every lash

Of the metaphorical whip,

To be guided back to good

The sermon for the humans that we know

We are -- unworthy

But willingly we suffer

The word...

On how to be just like

The lamb...


So afterwards, when after we've been

Emotionally & verbally punctured

Full of hollow

We are holes unworthy

Of being

Made whole...

Or so, we've been told

It is written.


So then let us meet for homily

After King James harangues us

His version of fellowship,

Let us have verbal

Intercourse with the word.

Perhaps over supping

Or during beer & NFL

Or some blood

Sport

Non-emasculating

Reminding us how

Weekends roar

And Life is

Worth more

Than the inner wars

We are ourselves

Fighting.

After the sermon,

Let's have true verbal

Intercourse.

(Without a shred of guilt.)

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

gritty and street honest ...raised a Catholic i know all about guilt ..but Christian Churches all do seem to feel it the pastors job to remind us of sin and change and offer forgiveness .. but i know how much i fall short ...that's the point of forgiveness and redemption isn't it! I don't need to hear it from someone who doesn't know me .. i need to know i am in a same boat .. we can take a break from the beating and rest a bit ... so relatable ...i didn't need much encouragement to dive right into this one .. form works very fine for me ..nothing to stumble on .. start to finish strong work says i!
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[Lyn Anderson]

Very interesting piece. Having a Catholic upbringing, I thought we were the only ones who genuflected. A couple minor things -- I might move Done to the first line, or omit it all together, and change willingly to willing -- but either way, the poem works well.

[Butch Decatoria]

Thank you for taking time out and bullet points, at least you read it, I appreciate it. I've changed willingly "we" suffer...

Thanks agains.

[Lyn Anderson]

you are very welcome