Sodom

[1 Corinthians 6:11]

Some are convinced I am living a lie,
That I haven't really left you behind.
Some are saying I will never defy
The memories that linger in my mind.
I clearly recall what you did back then,
How you enticed me with your lying lights.
On the outskirts of your feculent den
I said goodbye to your deceptive nights.

I could choose to conveniently conceal
The truth about your dark identity,
How your cold shadows attempted to steal
The light from me; but now I clearly see
That you're nothing but a counterfeit love:
You twist the truth and fill the world with lies.
I now know who you are, and I'm free of
The deadly gaze of your proud, wicked eyes.

So long, brazen city of tenebrous lights;
You swore your allegiance, then left me for dead
When I fell from your idolatrous heights.
Dark kingdom of curse-wielding, toxic delights,
I'm no longer yours; no, I won't be misled
By the dark lure of your sensual sights.

Goodbye, forever...


© 2018 David Acosta Perez

O Light of Love

Lovely One, Worthy One, Morning Star,
Leave the splendor of heaven behind.
Angels are heralding who you are:
Salvation revealed and love defined.

Song of the seraphim, Holy One,
Love, destined to die:
A barbed diadem
Awaits, o bright Gem
Of lowly Bethlehem.

O Light of Love,
Dwelling in flesh,
Steal away our wistful helplessness.
Loose our shackles; set the captives free.
Sun of Righteousness, bring healing in your wings.

O Light of God, 
Bathe us afresh;
Prince of Peace, whose holy feet will bless
The lonely, dusty roads of Galilee,
Make the hopeful hills of Judah laugh and sing.

Son of Man, Son of God, King of kings,
How can I contain the joy I feel?
My heart rejoices, my spirit sings
With a fervor I can not conceal.

Light of the nations, resplendent Son,
Dayspring from on high,
Gentle Shepherd meek--
We have strayed, Lord, speak;
Save those you've come to seek.

O Light of Love,
Dwelling in flesh,
Steal away our wistful helplessness.
Loose our shackles; set the captives free.
Sun of Righteousness, bring healing in your wings.

O Light of God, 
Bathe us afresh;
Prince of Peace, whose holy feet will bless
The lonely, dusty roads of Galilee,
Make the hopeful hills of Judah laugh and sing.

Lovely one, Worthy One, Morning Star,
You left the splendor of heaven behind.
Angels are heralding who you are:
Salvation revealed and love defined...
Salvation revealed and love defined.


© 2018 David Acosta