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Altar Boy

Twin is easier for Mami to understand. He likes church.

As much of a science geek as he is,

he doesn’t question the Bible the way that I do.

He’s been an altar boy since he was eight,

could quote the New Testament—in Spanish and English—

since he was ten, leads discussions at Bible study

even better than the priest. (No disrespect to Father Sean.)

He even volunteered at the Bible camp this summer

and now that school’s started he’ll miss

the Stations of the Cross dioramas his campers made

from Popsicle sticks, the stick figure drawings

of Mary in the manger, the mosaic made of marbles

that he hung in the window of our room,

the one that I threw out this afternoon while I was cleaning,

watched it fall between the fire escape grates. For a second,

it caught the sun in a hundred colors

until it smashed against the street.

I’ll apologize to Twin later. Say it was an accident.

He’ll forgive me. He’ll pretend to believe me.

The Poet X – WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019

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