I saw your face upon the screen today <br />Just as I have, time to time in the past <br />In many ways no different from the last <br />And I missed you in the same silly way <br /> <br />But, something was different about this view <br />Something was missing, first I didn't see <br />I scanned the countenance staring at me <br />Five times over I found that which was new <br /> <br />Your left hand was missing your turquoise ring <br />The symbol of which you were once so proud <br />Purity hidden behind a small silver shroud <br />Convictions and standards your soul did cling <br /> <br />Purity lost, but isn't forgotten <br />Sin can be cleansed like dirt washed from cotton <br /> <br />Shouldn't have been a shock as it was to me <br />I knew your life and knew what it entailed <br />I knew you were fragile, broken and frail <br />And life wasn't all you'd hoped it would be <br /> <br />I still have faith in all that you can be <br />I know your aspirations and your dreams <br />Though the road be rocky, or so it seems <br />You'll naught make a disbeliever out of me <br /> <br />So, when you've done all the world sees as right <br />I'll find a silver ring for you to wear <br />As past and future lie before you, bare <br />You will rise once again, into the light <br /> <br />Purity lost, but isn't forgotten <br />Sin can be cleansed like dirt washed from cotton <br /> <br />((December 11th,2012))<br /><br />Danny Speicher<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/purity-lost/
