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Vulnerability vs. Strength
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Artist Kelly DeAngelis
New York, New York USA
A Confession For A Friend
Poetry
I never asked you to be my priest,
but when you suggested I go to confession
it appeared I had. And yes,
I knelt before you in a time
past, weighed down by a past
addiction, my knees pressed hard against
the pavement, small stones sliding
through the top layer of my skin
with the same ease as the needle.
A slight prick. Situational pain. I wrapped
my arms around your legs
resting my head against your knees,
and you let the material of your jeans
absorb my tears. I admit, I took comfort
in the way the dark denim felt against my skin
as you shifted your weight from one leg to
the other, rough and damp reassurance
that you still stood above me, but
I never wanted you to be my priest.
You obviously misunderstood, because
a year later you look at my knees,
white specks of scars emphasized
by sunburned skin
and offer me the comfort
of a cushioned kneeler and the idea
that I will be saved
by the sight of a stranger’s robe
and the sound of a few Hail Marys.
My sins, your burdens, finally
placed in front of someone else, but
I never needed you to be my priest,
because when I knelt before you
I was begging for more
than forgiveness.
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