I met a man of the cloth today
He told me
“50 years I am a priest”
I asked my son
To extend his hand
Polite, respectful,
As my parents taught me
How times have changed
I offered up a silent prayer
For the sacrilege of:
Lost innocence, broken minds
The Churches’ sins
I made me think
What my mother preached
Don’t paint everyone
You meet
With the same
Brush shades
Leave judgement
To the Man above
He will separate
The chaff from the wheat
And judge, accordingly.

Very nice Gemma…but in the meantime..”Suffer little children”
Very true – the good outnumber the bad
yes good one penned gem