Black Poetry : Altar Buoyed

YeshuJah

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Forgive me father for I have sinned.

It took me a while to come forward
with this confession.
But lately in visions of the night
I am haunted by the specter
of little hobgoblin men gnawing my heels.

My screams are drenched in fear.

I hoped to escape into wakefulness,
but the fear grips me even there.

You see-
I have fantasies of you, the Bishop and I
in a fetish like brawl.
I am not of the Gommorish persuasion,
but I think this all started
when you kissed
the Eucharist last communion.

There was something about the way
your lips formed, and the way
in which the Bishop
twitched when you kissed the Eucharist.

I have never reacted to anyone this way before.
Bit what I felt at that moment was so strong I had
to empty my instrument,
which I'm usually familiar with
but which seemed to take on a life
all its own that day.
I even lost my hold on the way out--
my socks got wet..

I am sorry father, but I had to
tell someone.

But its the Bishop who scares
me most. In one vision he
was laying on the altar with a
crucifix draped across his naked torso.

Then he commanded me to touch it--

You were there.
I was scared, but he threatened me with excommunication
if I didn't, so I did.
It was cold, flaccid, pale-
gross!

Then you kissed it.

Just like you kissed the Eucharist at communion;
Lips pouting red, wet at both ends,
fleshy-poised, as if in endless
cut and paste mode;
The Bishop twitched again,
as if in convulsions—
Then I saw them: the hobgoblins,
dancing in his eyes.

I sat bolt upright!
You stared at me,
whilst doing the benediction-
Is it the end?
 
first, it is my interpretation that your Bishop is not the Bishop we know...but the Bishop of a church. with that said, though i'm not one to relate such pieces to the church, the power of this piece is evident...the poetry of it is fascinating. given the turmoil within the catholic community, however, many might claim you insensitive to events of today. nonetheless, the piece speaks for itself.

THANKS for sharing.
 

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