They only see the darkness
Allow it to consume
Never realizing where
That whisper they heed
Arises
They spout scripture
As a curse
Dragging their God
Into murky crafts
Forgetting redemption
Prayers driven by bitterness
And faith twisted
Into poison
Never quite reaching
Its target
But wreaking destruction
On its holder:
The one who turns toward
Dark wishes
And rejects
The promises of love ~ Caroline A. Slee