THE CATHEDRAL

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THE CATHEDRAL

the lions’ den,
is the just man
I am here.
I am a priest,
This is the sign
of blood. Blood for blood.
excommunicated.
you have
the money you appropriated.
your hurt and shame;
in God’s name,
my temporal vassal,
desecrating
renegade,
Mary ever Virgin,
kill him,