Unaccepted Souls

Written for those we have too often left behind

UNACCEPTED SOULS


Benighted, they walk among us in the shadows as unaccepted souls
Fearful the light of perception may shine our way, we give little more than a glance
Exiled from our hearts, we think of them only when we ourselves are alone
We look not upon them as we pass by, no time, we claim our reason why
Leaving them standing, we break free, relieved they didn’t plead for us to stay
The reflection of their broken spirits are ever present in sorrowed eyes
Their weakness exposes our own though we refuse to see
Fruits of their kindness are crushed into bitter wine and returned in goblets of betrayal
Their benevolence tempered by rejection, hammered by years of loneliness
Forged into a cruel dagger of disillusion and thrust into them by the hand of deception
We bury their memories in shallow graves of compassion, claiming we cared
Pray thee for them the day God’s mercy answers their impassioned pleas
Pray thee for our souls that God forgives us for our lack of such