and man so loved himself…

there will be
no prayers
tonight
for
a dark mass
has covered
all the words
of forgiveness
and
almighty praises
oh
would that i
could read
the words
that should
be heard
in heaven
bringing
forth
a spirit holy
and
so unblemished
as to save
the world
but
there is
a dark mass
covering
all the words
a mass
of congealed
blood
shed not
for the sins
of others
but
as
the sins
of others