The water; the land
The kiss; the embrace
The blood and the bread
The tribe saying grace
The Faith and the Law
The altar; the Church
The prayers and confessions
The doctrine; the search
The love and the hate
The vow and the lie
The treaty of peace
That pie in the sky
The doubt; the belief
The cudgel; the fist
The wine ever bitter
The dry Eucharist
September 20, 2017