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Rated: E · Poetry · Religious · #1385299
I was asked to help distribute ashes at mass. Profound.
Ash Wednesday

Finger to forehead,
Leper touched;
Despite appearances
I feel clean.
Yesterday’s glory
Smear of grit
Like a bruise
Turned to hope.
I am not alone
In this.
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