No Repentance In Grave 2
No pardoning of graveyard bones;
I have my head been shaking at those of the late Jones.
A sinner falls asleep and God withdraws His interest
Whether in the East domiciled or in the West;
Always disdaining our intercessory prayers
And their supposedly anointed Sayers
The lifeless bundle on a stretched out bier
I myself would look at but still mind my beer;
All supplications before their voicing already meaningless
If the lived life of the late was an emptiness
All requiems on its behalf to bump against heaven’s shut doors:
Every priest a mere comedian while begging God on all fours.
Copyright © Chinedum Ekwobi | Year Posted 2021
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