A Brothers Forgiveness
On a journey down the mile
A priest knelt down in prayer
“Our father help me guide this lost soul
To your loving embrace
That you may be his last judge
His stain of death will mark him
So that you might welcome him
his return home imminent …….Amen”
The priest continued on his way
Heavy of heart ..
his horror of what lay ahead marking his face
nearing the cell He pauses
The hardest part lay before him
The warden appearing pulls him aside …
” Keep him calm with your gibberish father
We’ll do the rest “
Cold Grey walls surround him
silver bars
The only splash of light or shine
Prison a hellish place to live
Let alone die
Blah blah blah the warden
rambling on his voice fading
Nothing of the tragedy
The Killing time to come
Oh the horror in the knowing
The hour of our death
Arriving at their destination
The warden steps back
wanting no part of what was next
Metal bars swing back
revealing a man of mammoth proportions
needle worn skin a moving picture of colour
“Hello Brother “
The priest freezes in time
before him a brother lost
found Oh Lord only to loose him again
Desperation horror madness
All cross the priest’s face
“Why ?” says the priest
“Though we don’t share belief or lifestyle
I love you brother ..
I ask your forgiveness for your compassion
My blood flows through your veins
Much as they say god flows through yours
I only ask for a brothers forgiveness
That i may meet my death
Having made my peace with my blood”
For a time silence
Bile rising in the back of his throat
The priest fighting for composure
Steels himself ..
“As a priest I forgive you
As your brother I grieve for you”
Reaching for his brother
Arms like logs wrap round the priest
Sobbing for what could have beens
The brothers sat like this till …
Time was called
Copyright © Jayne Eggins | Year Posted 2009
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