Alexandra Naughton
Fail Mary
Sit on my face and trust that I have a lot to tell you
And they will never believe you anyway
Fruitless is thy womb and my loin
Fruitless is everything we could ever do or think of
Roll me in the mud Mary
Mother of fuck
Pray for us shitheads
Now until we figure out we’re dead
Amen
O Glorious, Saint Mary
Poster child of penitents
Help me find some grace
While I try to forgive my body
And forgive my mind
For the wrongs they've caused,
And shrug off materiality
According to
The spirit of my vows:
Pray for me
That I may hear your words
And feel my burdens crumble
At the moment of my death,
With my soul illuminating,
Rising above the powers,
And burning with the pure flames
Of charity and chastity
And thus merit to be received
With Thee
Into the eternal kingdom
Amen.
Alexandra Naughton is a writer, chef of be about it press, and a spooky ghost. Her first novel, American Mary, was published by Civil Coping Mechanisms on March 11, 2016. You can buy it here.