“exorcism”

i am a dream of the dead manifested

those sacrificed, predicate on a future restless to exist

to breathe life anew, a life is suddenly taken

to balance scales so that a collective wish is awakened

i see their souls under hot virginia summers

souls that wish for freedom like cardinals, never wanting to die for their scarlet color

hundreds of year later, they wander still

still hoping for a day we’ll truly love one another

like a fairy god mother and 4 unicorn chariot drawn carriage

they lace flowers in my hair and speak of a kingdom marriage

of my creation of a paradigm they never felt in the flesh

but if they know its my paradise to return to, finally to God’s paradise they’ll rest

only specter that haunts me is their unsolved grief

i pray for forgiveness of sins that weren’t my own, if it means their relief

let my love be the dark night’s exorcism

i pray i find divinity even in God’s wildest vision

like an angel speaking to me, to faith i given in

i must be strong enough to make my final decision