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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Conversion Diary: Let's talk about you! - The diary of a former atheist

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Hiding behind my fig leaf
Cowering in the shame of Eve
I, too, consumed fruit forbidden
Sweet to the lips, bitter to the soul
And mourned outside Eden's gates
An earthen vessel, Adam's seed
Lost in the dust of time
A rose wilted for lack of the sun
"Where are you?" echoed in my soul

At the faintest "here i am"
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Unrecognizable to all but you
Your eyes pierced through the filth
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You tucked my heart into your side
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And in this Divine chamber
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