All roads lead home
The old priest gazes out upon his flock
each head bowed before the sacred altar.
A scarred and broken bodied warrior
seeking inner peace and final absolution.
An elderly wealthy man of commerce,
with hopes he’ll buy his way to paradise.
An anxious scholar seeking answers
to questions he seems unable to conceive.
A mother praying for her hungry children
husband passed away from too much drink.
And a road weary wandering mendicant,
who can no longer bear the pilgrim’s trail.
As the old priest blesses his congregation,
he reflects upon one simple timeless truth.
No matter how far or wide one ventures,
in the end, all roads lead back to home.
(2014)
