Deliverance

Candles flicker,

As darkness shrouds my soul.

A vague smell of incence.

Utterly peaceful;

Even the doves,

Have fallen into stillness.

I am so alone:

My heart so heavy,

and so sore.

I kneel,

Think about prayer,

Nothing comes.

I want to flee,

From the final confrontation,

With the monster.

Knowing now,

That I cannot hope

to emerge unscathed,

from this encounter.

I listen to the words

my heart speaks,

in anguish,

trying to deny their meaning.

As a hush sweeps over

my soul, once more.

Broken only by

the beating of

my heart.

I have come to

Confess.

 

Author's Note

This poem was inspired by one written by James Blaylock called ( Sinless ) I put myself in the place of Judas who betrayed Jesus and tried to write what I thought he might be thinking after committing that grave deed to a man who would die for him. In fact Judas was so distraught he hung himself.
Thank you James for being my Muse on this one.

Reviews

[Antony]

Making a decison to deliver a heart wretching or disturbing confession is no easy task, we must all face our demons sooner or later in order to have some peace within ourselves, there is usually fear, anquish and consequences attached, but a heavy burden, once released will eventually give us peace, this is what I read into this well penned piece.
Tony

[James K. Blaylock]

Wow, this is really awesome. What a powerful write, Jean! I greatly enjoyed reading it.

jkb

[Dezaraye]

This is a very strong piece. The lonliness that you describe is so real in your words, I truly can feel the impact and then the peace that steals over you. I think this is a place most of us can relate to. Beautiful.