I used to sing but not very well
It was the souls that provided the food
For my strength
The congregation was always my Sunday dinner
Gospels savoured my mouth
And every mouthful
Seasoned with unity
And my belly swelled
With fortitude

Even my brick walls
Were drenched in alcohol
And I was so drunk by the spiritual flow
My seams burst with elation

But that was then

Now
My belly empty
Like
the dry cracked grounds of a drought
Vultures hover over me

Nobody about

Youths threw bricks at my eyes
Now raindrops
                    Creep like
    t
      e
    a
      r
  s

So here I stand for years
Waiting to be taken
Awaiting my belly to be filled again

I may seem forgotten
The door of my heart is still open
I can still feel the echoes of praise
Because unlike those
I’m not backslidden

© Miss Marcia Calame, (Oct) 2006
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