this is the poem that will be in Walang Hiya...Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice (a collection of Filipino/a writers)
Prayer
she kneels upon her sins the cushion
unable to soften truth
she vibrates stillness as
she begs forgiveness
hail mary full of grace
she is the other woman
they are his secrets
invisible columns hold
the sky in place
our father who art in heaven
her fingers press
in gentle kiss
as she sits among the pews
hoping for winter
the lord is with thee
painted stories dance
in shimmering sunlight
she sits to silence
the wind
forgive me father
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