Purity Lost Poem by Danny Speicher

I saw your face upon the screen today
Just as I have, time to time in the past
In many ways no different from the last
And I missed you in the same silly way

But, something was different about this view
Something was missing, first I didn't see
I scanned the countenance staring at me
Five times over I found that which was new

Your left hand was missing your turquoise ring
The symbol of which you were once so proud
Purity hidden behind a small silver shroud
Convictions and standards your soul did cling

Purity lost, but isn't forgotten
Sin can be cleansed like dirt washed from cotton

Shouldn't have been a shock as it was to me
I knew your life and knew what it entailed
I knew you were fragile, broken and frail
And life wasn't all you'd hoped it would be

I still have faith in all that you can be
I know your aspirations and your dreams
Though the road be rocky, or so it seems
You'll naught make a disbeliever out of me

So, when you've done all the world sees as right
I'll find a silver ring for you to wear
As past and future lie before you, bare
You will rise once again, into the light

Purity lost, but isn't forgotten
Sin can be cleansed like dirt washed from cotton

((December 11th,2012))