all saints day…

now
as you
may
have noticed
my attendance
at the save-your-soul dealership
could be
classified
as a rare sighting
that point aside
i have
been wondering
’bout something
seeing that
i’m no theologian
i was wondering
given your attendance record
if you could
shed some light on something for me
here’s the rub
i read in old days
those barbaric pagans
had lots of gods
each one
prayed to for
different reasons
or because of their tribe
well
i’ve noticed
folks have a lot
of different statues
that they pray to
instead of directly
to god
why

while the capital burned…

as i walked
  within the burning maze
  of plague ridden streets
staring at statues
  of dreams deferred
reading plaques
  engraved with
  now forgotten hopes
pondering
  a  god
  thought dead
  by political pundits
i saw
a freshly painted
sign
dulia