Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Bl. Andre Bessette

Andre’s heart must have

called out from the shrine


thumping inside gold

whispering from behind

braided ropes


you grabbed the reliquary

and walked it down the street

like a lantern, as if it could

light the way back home



in the middle of the night

a heat radiates all the way

upstairs to your bed


wakes you up

draws you down

into the basement


to feel the warmth

of a single organ


you were so

compelled

to steal

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AWESOME story behind Brother Andre's stolen heart: http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/visual_arts/topics/1437-9367/

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