We all approach contrition
with empty hands
and broken spirits,
vanquished
and in search of a new foundation.

We embrace a new worship,
a divine supplication
upon the alter of humility,
with a commitment to change.

We place faith
in a future space
where we may flourish,
with a cleaned slate,
wiped free from the debris
of our calamitous history.

We seek answers
among the broken fragments
of a former sense of security,
and a once naive certainty,
that life was only as it seemed.

We persevere
in search of hope
and a brighter tomorrow,
where we may find somewhere safe,
from which to start again.

© J.Drinker