Mother Magdalene

My head bowed down
As I walked through the projects
Sirens till ringing in my ears
Heavy of heart

‘Till something twitched in the gutter
An angel lay there soaked in her own
And she spoke…
She said, “My name is Mary”

She asked me
If I’d like to take her home
A glass eye
And a toothless grin
She took my hand
And led me to salvation