Behind the Veil A Poem by:
Copyright shall at all times remain vested in the Author. No part of the work shall be used, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the Author's express written consent. She prayed for the fire this time from the west
Where the plane merges with its shadow on the wall of her existence
To rain down eternity from the empty desert sky above her bowed head
Blow down the walls that close her in holding her prisoner in her own skin
Blow out the painted windows that have kept the light so long from shining in
Tear away the veil that hides this face the false prophets said was nothing but shame and sin to be seen in the clear light of day again
Strip off the shroud that shields this desperate, yearning body from a world that might have been
To be struck by sunlight and the cool soft rain instead of stones for exposing this lonesome skin to the piercing gaze of her fellow man once again
She prayed for the fire this time from the west down to the east the fire that breathes eternal grace and peace.
Michael Hillmer
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