Saturday, May 04, 2024

SAINTS

 

a lot of people get saints wrong

so i'll break it down

and then there can be no mistake


a saint might have eaten shit

in an elaborate way

at the hands of a roman

or barbarian king


a saint might have levitated or learned

the cure for madness or rabies


a saint might have endured years

at the top of a mountain

or in the dark recess of a cave


but these things make them awesome 

not saints

they must all be re-evaluated


i'll tell you what a saint is

and then you can canonize

whoever you want:


a saint is anyone 

who tears a hole in reality

from the outside