My Sins My Body
my eyes open another day to face my sins
unhidden, i wear my sins like shackles
bonded to my bones
rusted chains hanging for all to see
like trophies
i stand naked before this mirror
my sins stare back at me
my flesh and bones can't take these chains
no more
i hear screams from hungry children
for i have stolen food from their mouths
i am
my body my sins
my sins my body
i must face them each waking day
while the hourglass drinks the sand down,
a bottomless pit it seems.
my thoughts spin out of control
my fist wants to shatter the hourglass
for it is only half empty now
a starved child i am, hungry i am not
tell me, is this pleasure or is this pain?
i am
my body my sins
my sins my body
for every sin i have indulged
i must undo every chain
miles and miles
faster and faster
up and up
hour after hour
for each sin i have done
they bleed from my flesh and bones
i am
my body my sins
my sins my body
the longing it taunts me so
my soul can not breathe
i want to break this hourglass
so my soul can breathe.
new sins are now dancing like a flame
in front of me
so i close my eyes to escape them
the hourglass is empty now
but i open my eyes to find the hourglass
full once more
and i must face my sins another day
by Elizabeth D'Haese