paddling a dinghy
along a night-dark canal
cancelled jiu-jitsu
© Rachel Green April 2025
V.VII
One thing she learned attending Catholic school
was God prefers tradition over art
and that Latin was religion's greatest tool
to cut through the detritus of the heart.
For while the pastors tell you that he hears
the prayers of every child at their bed
He is the God of Judgement and of Fears
and cares not for the living or the dead.
The only way to send a needful prayer
was stepped in ritual based on Jewish lore
and contact with the ranks of angels there
depended on the faith of those before.
© Rachel Green April 2025
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