Kneeling in the front pew,
alone, paralyzed.
I want to run.
He’ll return,
in mitre and full vestments.
The crack of the staff,
Rings through the sanctuary.
Ashamed, I will obey.
Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #266.
Prompt Word: Return | Word Count: 31
Date: 2022-07-09 | Tags: #weekendwritingprompt
Photo Credit: David Beale via Unsplash.
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Very poignant
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Very sad for the many who were harmed irreparably by a church they were taught to trust and that is in so many ways still in denial about the roll it played in destroying those lives.
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Very true Greg. The damage is irreparable.
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