the prodigy to prodigal pipeline

the prodigy to prodigal pipeline

I used to be the very best 
christian there ever was 

the poster child 
of poster children 

now I’m on the playbill for 
Backsliders & Heretics 

what can I say? 

I do some things 
half-assed 

but I guess this ain’t 
one of them

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My new book is in the hands of some beta readers and sensitivity readers (HOLD ME) and the feedback so far is super encouraging.

Excited to share lots of new poems with you!!

p.s. Just minutes before this was scheduled to post, I had this urge to google the word “prodigal” to make sure it meant what I thought it meant (wayward). Nope. It means “recklessly, wastefully extravagant.” Ah, makes sense. May need to rework the poem. Ha!

What do YOU think of when you hear the word prodigal?