Religious

It's been so long since I had religion

I don't know if I can quite remember what it's like

But I know that if I had religion now

It would have to be a spirituality of my own making

I know chocolate would hold a sacred position in rituals

As would coffee and hot baths

No stale wafers and chilly baptismal pools

The red wine could stay

I have fond memories of passing it 

mouth to mouth 

on the beach

This is how red wine is meant to be served

If I had religion

I would believe that any God

Looking down and seeing you,

Sweet Coal,

would have to smile at the way you lived the life they gave you

You would be immortalized in stained glass in any church of my making

The patron saint of life long adventure