I see no reason now to disguise this naked heart and soul of mine. You can hide there

It seems for ages, I have been trapped behind yet another version of what I want to think I know. I was so sure I loved you

These words I cry do not come easily; as if they echo from the cold stone depths of a long forgotten tomb.

You play your cards so well. Looks like you’ve had a lot of pra… You seem to have a thorough grasp of all the rules of the game. As you cover every angle,

I am awash with tears of mourning for what I thought was dead and go… as though a flood of holy water has broken through the stony dam I contrived to spare this brittle…

I was addressed today in the secret silent language that everyone knows; except for me. It was assumed I’d know exactly

My father has come to dinner; He does not knock. He is not welcome. He is dead. Yet he insists on joining me

I was seven years old. I approached the priest in earnest… “I want to take the lord Jesus in… He instructed me to kneel and pray… A week passed.

Not so long ago I was convinced you were the culprit, the masked robber of my sacred trust.

The storm is brewing. I smell it in the air. I am panicking. I fear this tempest might cost my life.