http://comeonyouspurs.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] comeonyouspurs.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2013-10-01 02:43 pm (UTC)

The Pope's Penis

It hangs deep in his robes, a delicate
clapper at the center of a bell.

It moves when he moves, a ghostly fish in a
halo of silver seaweed, the hair
swaying in the dark and the heat – and at night

while his eyes sleep, it stands up
in praise of God.

Sharon Olds

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