(Inspired by all the poets & listeners of the mercury cafe')
I found home
In the arms of
Your words,
I found the spiritual
Essence in the applause
For poet
After poet,
Who came,
One after another
Christian,
Pagan,
Muslim,
Atheists,
In the aesthetic
Of warm
Love & support
For each poet
Who bared their soul
Before the crowd…
Here was where,
Love, forgiveness,
Compassion,
& acceptance
and true respect
LIVED,
LIVES,
Is practiced,
Week after week,
Poem after poem…
The Divine
Made manifest
Is Here,
On a podium,
Not,
A preachers stand,
But an open mic,
Where we save
Ourselves
& one another
through the Miracle
of poetry.