James in his temple

James toiled through the years
Till he became a mere shadow of himself
He admired the beauty of the 'House of God'
He was building for his God
He killed all the ants
And shooed away the bats
He cleared all the bushes
Kept away the cats
When the curious came to see
He turned them away with a curse
For this was his 'House of God'
Where only his God would stay

When at last it was done
With pride in his heart he prayed
My God I built for you this house
Come take residence here today...

The voice he heard was both still and loud
Gentle as the breeze and fearsome as the storm

"All I wanted was a space in your heart
And not a house of stone
All I wanted was love from your heart
But that too has become as stone
So now forever you shall remain
In your hideous temple profane
Till the end of time
A lifeless monument in stone".