Behind the grille
of the confessional,
who listened to our
reconstructions of sin
and shortcoming? Who
took it upon himself
to say what merited
a decade, two decades,
three, four, five
of murmured prayer
in punishment?
[LAG-other-response date=”06 19 2014″ url=”https://www.vianegativa.us/2014/06/listen/” title=”Via Negativa: Listen”]