Abstain
from the hero’s journey.
Let salvation
be realized,
not through torment
after torment,
but through divine
forgiveness.
Sitting up in the clouds,
an old soul
on a holy mountain.
Will you find yourself
a fine judge of sin?
Connoisseur of hedonisms,
let the levee break
to drown your sorrows.
Cultivate an inner mediator
to police
your war
with God.
Was there ever a doubt
that you
would draw straws
with all your lesser demons?
Fade underway,
the last lost soul,
above the acrimony.
There is still
time to choose
to walk away.
HG – 2022
