Blessed With a Curse

Sinful from conception, 
Defiled at time of birth.
Nameless, isolated, naked
We were brought into this earth.

Lifeless from the start;
Born into a hearse.
Destined for perdition—
A condescending curse.
 
The vulgarity of existence,
Obscene reality.
Inconspicuously blessed,
A sure fatality.

Seeking virtuous conformity,
A title for our own,
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Serve as the keystone.

The need to be absolved,
The fate to be reversed,
Hopelessly waiting pardon
In prosaic verse. 

Drowning our transgressions,
In water, we are immersed.
In the name of the Triune God,
Deliver us from this curse.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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May 13, 2016 at 10:39 PM
Rebekah, Fantastic writing, glad to read your poem tonight. Forever ~LINDA~
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May 12, 2016 at 10:13 AM
Rebekah, creative and well done. Thank you for sharing. **SKAT**
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January 7, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Rebekah, I like a lot of this poem. Welcome to the soup.
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January 6, 2012 at 5:10 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Rebekah. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
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