A Penitent's Prayer

I pause on

the borderline

of prayer

My soul

simmering in

sorrow and joy

Searching for

a place to

push off from

Prophets of quietude

distracting with

empty phrases

Declaring love is

without

justice and

Grace does not

require

compassion

Replace the counterfeit

with fresh and

honest words

Challenging

with the substance

of hope

Linking transcendent

myth and

reasoning truth

Tools I can

use to repair

my story