Stains
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 1:19 pm
Every night an angel appears with his
beatific broom and begins to clean up
the contemptible confession booth
shaking his head as he does so.
He is always at a loss to understand
what these mortals leave behind,
littering the floor, and splattering
on the walls of this tight space.
What disgusts him most, though,
is how they depart, convinced by the quack
who rules this space, dispensing absolution
like an ignorant pharmacist, that even
the stains have been removed.
(Please note: I am not Catholic and never have been. Nor have I ever been religious in any way!)
beatific broom and begins to clean up
the contemptible confession booth
shaking his head as he does so.
He is always at a loss to understand
what these mortals leave behind,
littering the floor, and splattering
on the walls of this tight space.
What disgusts him most, though,
is how they depart, convinced by the quack
who rules this space, dispensing absolution
like an ignorant pharmacist, that even
the stains have been removed.
(Please note: I am not Catholic and never have been. Nor have I ever been religious in any way!)