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Christ walks the streets of Venice


by strannikov


Christ walks the streets of Venice,

has long since become a regular:

but no one sees him,

His pictures are all over.

 

When He passes by outside,

I see him through the wet dust I smell

on my cloudy panes,

though I've hidden His pictures.

 

Is it water He walks on?

or does He walk on the water-borne dust?

The streets strewn with ghosts

scream loud but are never heard.

 

Christ walks the Charleston harbor,

the stones haven't screamed as long.

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