Unholy Spirits

A dark wooden pulpit
enshrines its inner sanctuary
Where stand glass edifices
in choral formation
Others; as effigies of crusification
against hallowed walls

The monetary organs quiet
before the sermons begin
Stools, pew like, awaiting
the next intoxicating preacher
Ghosts of past congregations
exuding odours from every pore

The arrival of religious fanatics
take their place before the altar
Praying for redemption
of indiscretions past
Melodic chants of absolution
sacrificial lambs to an age old God

Frenzied tongues transcending parishioners
to another levels of consciousness
Luring them into hypnotic trances
False promises of enlightenment
at the bottom of a bottle
Dedicated worshippers to the messiah Alcohol