Beloved,
            Which art neglected
            Hallowed be thy name-
Not what they call you but
           Your name- O Precious
O Angel in scarlet ribbons
Prostrate on the bathroom floor.
Your name, my Blessing
           my Plea.
Forgive us our trespasses as we
Fail to save those trespassed against.
Led not into temptation
but still delivered into the hands of evil

This is your body that is broken
for nothing.
This is your blood
                      on the tile.
This is the sole of someone’s sneaker pressing
your face into grout saying
                                   grovel
A sacrifice, supplication to our idols.

Cain killed Abel because God wanted blood
not fruits.

for thine should be the kingdom
And the safety
And the peace
Forever.

Don’t forgive them, Beloved,
for they know just what they do and what
they do it for.
           Amen.