and so

and so, walking through the doors
new air filling inside the walls
the pews will become unbolted
the walls of mankind's temples
will crumble under their tools
and the ceilings will cave
letting the sun shine on the debris
as it once did
before the earth was stripped
and the people will wonder at this madness
and feel their guard rails uproot
they will cry out in their shame
vulnerable and exposed
and so, sending the collection plate into the fire
from which it came without emotion
as it breathes not
as it lives not
and reaps no reward
and from the mouths of those addicted
like a drug to a user
will beg mercy for their families
as they have made themselves useless
as they have poisoned their veins with greed
and so, opening the eyes for a new beginning
that which has been forgotten
that which grows seed into sapling
man's old pride will have no home here
as a new pride will exist in multitudes
in numbers great and small
showing the new way to future generations