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[sid] => 149405
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Happy Confessions
[time] => 2009-04-25 18:54:41
[hometext] => This poem is pretty straightforward.
[bodytext] => As I step out of the truck, I'm glad I've come back again On a stone pedestal stands the Mother of God in the rain As a duck and run for the giant oaken doors I step inside, the familiar scent of incense fills the air I'm at home here, in this darkly beautiful, candle-lit lair I dip my finger in the font and cross myself There are others here also, so I wait my turn I kneel in my pew, and watch the candles burn But my focus is on God Christ on the cross above the sanctuary altar Looks at me and promises to pick me up if I falter So I'm happy today Turn by turn, they get up and go in the booth Statuesque Saint Joseph tells me not to stay aloof Too often; I like it here afterall The statues, candles and flowers, all remind me of why I'm here I'm here to remember God's mercy, and to remember that He's near As close as the tabernacle So at last my turn comes, and It's time to go in And say to the screen, "bless me father, for I have sinned" And I say what I've done When I was younger, I thought, what a drag! But then, as my life with God started to lag I understood it all Leaving that confessional, I leave my sin behind I'm happy and free, and joy has filled my mind I'm going to do better this time And I remember John twenty, verse twenty-two and twenty three And am glad that through a sinful man, God has now forgiven me As I step out and promise to do better [comments] => 1 [counter] => 152 [topic] => 62 [informant] => matariel [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => spiritual )
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