De Profundis
Every Sacrament
I could…
Immersed my soul
In graces good.
Every penance
That I uttered
In fear and trepidation
Shuddered.
Every child
I birthed in pain
I offered Him
So souls would gain.
And now my soul
In night won’t cease
For you my prayers…
De Profundis.
Hilary M. Flanery
