Fallen Priest Poem by Ray Lucero

Humble servant of a Church so vast
Chastity, poverty, service vowed
For this, forgiven a jaded past
He kissed Bishop’s ring ‘n bowed

Lived in austere room neath altar
This robed servant with pointy nose
From priestly duties vowed not falter
He had many prayers to compose

Then carnal urges forced him yield
For a man was meant to procreate
With altar boys he played the field
His primal instincts he did satiate

To Church ‘n self brought he shame
For evil done upon the sons of men
With mortal sin he set his soul aflame
As has happened time ‘n time again

Shipped afar to hide his heinous crimes
A host of broken boys in his wicked wake
He still awakens to peal of bells ‘n chimes
Awaits eternal torment in Satan’s fiery lake

Damned be any man that harms a child
God has Eternal Memory of their deeds
Wicked acts on innocent ones’ defiled
For these precious souls God Intercedes

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