The pitch and spell

The pitch and spell                                                                                           
 
Viewing the world from Your attic window,
I soon turn back down the stairs
 
into the hollows of the house.
Out there, I am ever a rube falling
 
for the pitch and spell of a barker.
Sophistication comes from the Greek word
 
sophia, meaning wisdom. 
Its modern definition is worldliness;
 
its current synonym – Godlessness; 
its antonyms – innocence and faith.
 
Lord, set me apart from the cheap wisdom
of sophistication, the invalidity of worldly ways,
 
finding my strength and wisdom solely
in the sanctity of Your eternal Presence.
 
O child of God, to learn the ways of the world
is to uncover the bright trappings of despair.