Payphone Prayers38th Day of Lenten Poems for Leaden MindsMaxwell VagusApr 03, 2026111Share“Payphone Prayers”By Maxwell Vagus0:00-2:16Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.I whisperedPayphonePrayersOn aBoardwalkBy the seaPoems likeBlood-borneSweatFromElectronicGethsemane“Hello,Is someoneThere?SomeoneAnswer,Please!”Then above theDarkenedWavesShe appearedSainted,A cloud-torn tapestryFiery tressesSpreadAcross the skyMouth to kissThe handOf predawn gloryWhile demonsSimmered, graspedAnd reachedTo pull herDownDownDownUnderAll thoseInky watersBoilingInside of me —And after almostForty daysTrying toScrub my soulCleanSheReturnsA visionOf a visionIn a forty-year-oldDreamIf I can findA payphoneIn this junkyardOf sinI willWaitAndWaitAndWaitThis timeFor itToRingAmenLeave a commentThanks for reading Lenten Poems for Leaden Minds! This post is public so feel free to share it.ShareThanks for reading Lenten Poems for Leaden Minds! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Subscribe
This is bold and powerful! Love it!