Madonna’s Last Hymn

I’m on my fourth lifeline

how about you

The first three pre-owned

the current one new

This one seems fleeting

which gives me concern

My freezer is empty

no steaks left to burn

The first one was blissful

the second had pain

The third one reflective

but this fourth one again….

I try to hold on

and describe it at will

Exceeding my grasp

it alludes me and still…

I wouldn’t go back

to either one, two, or three

The things I see now

ripened fruit on my tree

If this is the end

and the lights start to dim

I’ll sing the words strongly

Madonna’s last hymn…

“More thankful than troubled

more joyous than sad

“More today than tomorrow

—the past in the past”

 

(The First Book Of Prayers: February, 2018)

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