Breaking with Faith
A Nonet poem
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Plied me with wine, bread, and promises
Told me what I had to believe
How to behave, how to dress
Angel’s song hid your hate
Threatened hell if I left
Sunlit baptism
Reclaimed my soul
When I walked
Out your
Doors
About the Creator
Sean A.
A happy guy that tends to write a little cynically. Just my way of dealing with the world outside my joyous little bubble.
Reader insights
Nice work
Very well written. Keep up the good work!
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Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
Comments (17)
Congratulations on the TS! And yes, faith should never be forced.
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What a great take on the challenge! Congrats on Top Story!
This packed a punch. Well done. Congratulations on the Top Story achievement.
How freeing it must feel to walk away from a terrible relationship. Nicely penned and congrats on your top story.
I feel this to the core; excellent exit; Congratulations on your Top Story!
Amazing
ooooh, like this - a break from the church indoctrination. Congrats on TS. 🥳🥳🥳🌠🌠
So powerful and such a clever take on the challenge!
Great piece
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
A scathing indictment of dogmatic orthodoxy!
Relatable for sure!!! Nicely penned and congrats, Shaun!
I think we have all walked this way, excellent work
Very raw and I imagine very relatable for lots of people who’ve experienced some sort of “church hurt” or decided to depart from a church body or faith. As someone who’s very much inside the doors in a sense I can’t echo the sentiment but am very impressed by your writing!
It's so liberating when we finally get out of relationships like this. Loved your poem
Wow. Gorgeous poem. This is one of the best ones I’ve read!