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The Altar
Contributed by
lnnie
on
Wednesday, 24th December 2008 @ 07:23:03 PM in AEST
Topic:
oops
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My grandmother had an altar
in the middle of the living room
Mother Mary statute four feet tall
on the table it rose seven feet
towering over all.
A family emergency
a candle was lit
she would kneel
pray
candle flickering
on her face
lit like heaven
was supplying
the electricity;
so serene that
face
and most often
the hallway phone would ring
and I swear
that family emergency
had been resolved
somehow
someway
.
Came Christmas
I was alone
with the Madonna
and I knelt
just like Grandma
lit my candle too
and prayed for a toy tank.
Got one too
except it came
on the TV
America
was fighting
the Korean War.
My thought to this
day
maybe I did it wrong
but can't risk doing it again
the whole world might get
destroyed.
Just one of those kid fears
that lingers on.
Oh I still pray
but now I just leave
those candles alone.
Apparently
my praying is too powerful
and by not praying that way
I save the whole world
from me
everyday.
Copyright ©
lnnie
... [
2008-12-24 19:23:03]
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Re: The Altar
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 25th December 2008 @ 02:57:04 PM AEST
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i was engrossed in this. the imagery was tremendous. i liked the twist with the tank coming on the tv. i very much enjoyed reading this, good job.
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