Outside Looking In
Where else can I go
As this is all I remember
My life was bound up with yours
Everything else was split asunder
People have come and gone
And soon I didn’t recognise anyone
The years passed and still I stayed
Everything rolled into one
You let me still carry the flame
Or maybe I have become the light
I like to lead everybody in
See them seated left and right
I open up the book of words
My hands ghosting across the pages
I find and read my favourite psalm
Still unchanged through the ages
My heart soars with love again
As serenity and peace surrounds me
You were always waiting here
My fears and worries unfounded
I should have really always known
You would not have deserted me
I am your loyal priest and servant
The one who couldn’t leave here alone
The places we love, the lands we call home, the sacred buildings we worship in, are precious to us. The past can merge into the present, and spirits sometimes cannot leave.
Church of St.Mary, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
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Outside Looking In
Where else can I go
As this is all I remember
My life was bound up with yours
Everything else was split asunder
People have come and gone
And soon I didn’t recognise anyone
The years passed and still I stayed
Everything rolled into one
You let me still carry the flame
Or maybe I have become the light
I like to lead everybody in
See them seated left and right
I open up the book of words
My hands ghosting across the pages
I find and read my favourite psalm
Still unchanged through the ages
My heart soars with love again
As serenity and peace surrounds me
You were always waiting here
My fears and worries unfounded
I should have really always known
You would not have deserted me
I am your loyal priest and servant
The one who couldn’t leave here alone
The places we love, the lands we call home, the sacred buildings we worship in, are precious to us. The past can merge into the present, and spirits sometimes cannot leave.
Church of St.Mary, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
To see other images and poems have a look at my website: