quiet surrounds me

chaos and broken glass litter the gravel road to personal hell on earth

life is bloody

life is broken

life is backwards

my eyes close

the universe disappears

i clutch my rosary as i chant the hail marys

11 priests pray over my body

hands above my head

cuffed with chains

robed in flesh

stained with pleasures

grace eludes me mother

protect me

protect me i plea with you

mother of gods

protect me from me

protect me from them

protect me from all i’m afraid to be

pray for me

pray thy penance over the sins i keep committing

for better or worse

let thy words on behalf of my soul

commit me into thy care

a final act of merciful protection

before i cross over the river Styx

7 times 77 i’ve wandered this gravel road

broken shards of onyx stab my stoic soul as i wander

as i wander

as i wander

hail beats down my shattered heart

the hour of my own death is near

thy handmaiden has fallen down the deepest hole

i lie here

cold

alone

abandoned at the bottom of the proverbial snake pit

what prayers of petition will save me now?

have mercy

have mercy

have mercy on my soul

@aliceeleven77

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