Secret Room Of Faith

Secret Room Of Faith
© Surazeus
2023 02 12

The raven girl in the black lace dress grins 
as lightning flashes scarlet in rain clouds, 
then runs through forest of the howling ghost 
to face the demon rising over tomb 
from corpse of the pilgrim in long black cloak, 
and banishes him to Hell with magic spell. 

The pilgrim preacher in the humble church 
commands the worshippers to kneel and pray, 
then takes young girl to secret room of faith 
where he declares that she will bear his child 
who will reign on Earth as the chosen one 
according to sacred command of God. 

Attempting to escape grip of his hands, 
the young girl gasps when he pushes her down, 
then closes her eyes, paralyzed with fear, 
as he prays for holy spirit of love 
to fill her with divine seed of his soul 
so she can reincarnate son of God. 

Writhing free from greedy grasp of his hands, 
the young girl flees from secret room of faith 
to stumble into congregation hall 
where people of the town who pray to God 
stare shocked as she cries with distraught despair 
that the preacher tried to make her with child. 

Emerging from dark secret room of faith, 
the steel-eyed preacher of the pilgrim band 
declares with thunderous voice of divine law 
that the evil deceiver has possessed 
body and mind of the young pretty girl 
who tried to seduce with charming smile. 

Shouting loudly to drown out her small voice, 
the pilgrim preacher proclaims with fierce growl 
that Satan has possessed the pretty girl 
for she has chosen to become his witch, 
then commands they bind her tight to the pole 
though she screams and tries to escape their rage. 

Murdered by preacher of the pilgrim band, 
the raven girl rises from flames of truth 
to live four hundred years after her death 
as black-winged angel of the apple grove 
who haunts descendants of the village folk 
for failing to save her from unjust death. 

Exposing crime of the town founding father, 
that had been hidden from popular view 
more than four hundred years of history, 
the raven girl in the black lace dress reads 
report she wrote in the museum hall 
while the audience weeps at the tragic tale. 

Entering charred ruins of the ancient church, 
overgrown with vines in the misty woods, 
the raven girl encounters star-eyed ghost 
of her ancestor who escaped the preacher 
still lingering sad in secret room of faith 
as spirit hidden in the Book of Shadows. 

Leading townspeople in the protest march, 
the raven girl stands before tall bronze statue 
depicting founding father of their town, 
and twirls lasso that snags idol of power, 
so they tear it down off stone pedestal 
while chanting that true justice will prevail.