Limbus Infantum

My brother went to limbo
Stillborn and unbaptized
Faultless but Original Sin
Status unknown
A soul in liminal space
Lost between heaven and hell 
Damnation spared 
Salvation denied 
Consigned by papal decree
Resigned to the Mercy of God 
Wrenched, a mother's heart
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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