Friday 24 February 2012

Ashes Of Wednesday


On pew
They pray,
Their crosses burnt to
Ashes of Wednesday.
The Priest
Pronounce;
“From ashes thou come,
To ashes thou return”,
Their foreheads painted
With ashes of Wednesday.

They leave to nowhere,
Their journey
Punctuated with prayers.

Their abodes
Have been bombed,
Their belongings
Have been made ashes.

From the podium
The President
Pronounce;
“From ashes thou come,
To ashes thou return”.