Sunday, April 22, 2012

Catholic Valentine

That one blooming
yellow Palo Verde tree
in front of St. Peter's
really lights up
the whole street even
in bright sunlight

while on the head
of the winged virgin
a daddy sparrow
waits his turn
to feed the chicks
a big bug dangling
from his beak

they call them
sisters but
their brothers
must be called
Father misogynistic
homophobic
Sanhedrin sheep
as can happen
when the one
you love refuses
to grow up

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