Sunday, August 10, 2014

A Protestant Alone in Mass

I sit in the back,
Not because I want to flee,
But because I'm less visible
When I don't stand up
To take communion.

To be honest,
I sit in awe the entire time.
The traditions and the beauty
Of the service wash over me
Each visit without fail.

Still there remains
The feeling that I don't belong,
Not here,
In this sacred ancient space.

I stay on the edges,
Looking in.

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