St. Bartholomew

by heather - Taurus

Shrine of blue and red
    candles
sparking at the sacred
 profanity 
licking
at the guilt
trapped inside of
  st. mary's plastic
 fallen  
           -(Jesus)

worshipers
  kneeling between a cross
and the crusting of their own
Faith*
 doubting existence of 
this
  {mystical essence}

voices meld into 
choruses loud with the penance
of half-
forgotten (sins)

and st. bartholomew 
stoops
and dies mid-
Word.

     *don't forget to pray

Reason for writing:

    this is actually a half-hidden blow at the catholic practice of praying to saints...    

Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2000-04-03 18:13:08
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:00
Poem ID: 55357

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