Mea culpa -

Her face is pale
Her cheeks are wet
She begs for forgiveness
She begs to forget

She rocks back and forth
Cross in hand
Whispering a prayer
Hoping for it to end

“Exaudi orationem meam”, she cries
“I did this to myself”.
“Mea culpa”.
“I did this to myself”.

Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea: quare me repulisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum affligit me ( Read more... )