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TITLE: Prodigal
By vicki adams
09/05/05
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I have
Frittered my
Inheritance

Bought fake pearls and fools gold
Sought false worlds and lies told
Dancing with ‘angels of light’
I have choreographed my own confusion.

My choices led me here
Seeking relief from paper chains
I break them off to choose them again
I am reassured by their restriction.

I have
Glittered
Superficially

With dirty hands and downcast heart
Trodden down and torn apart
Standing with ‘angels of light’
I have adopted their identity.

But now, their fairy lights have faded
And party-weary
Worn and jaded
I fall down.

I have
Bartered
And fought
Trading my liberty for garments
That fall to ashes around me
Their opulence little more than illusion
I dress in Lies
Disguised as a prodigal.

So dare I turn and glimpse a view
From where I came, the path I knew?
Dare I trust enough to turn
And face the grace I didn’t earn?
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