bless me father
for god so loved the world he gave his only daughter
in a flurry of petals descending
bless me father, for i tried
the moment sperm met egg and struck
like flint, a sparking dance, my mother’s eye
god in heaven the crown of thorns she made you wear
and him, and him, and yet another
bless me father, for i tried
ashes to ashes and dust to dust
borne up from the rubble of a france in ruin
called down into a sea of shamrocks
bless me father, for i tried
the way we try to tread the path, angelic
bless me father, for i lied
our fathers who art in heaven
non-hallowed be their names
ashes to ashes and dust to dust
the children born from momentary lust
in parentless paths, forever wandering
bless me father for the wings I wore
the day I knocked upon your door
VALENTINE BONNAIRE - WRITER 