{a night film in notre dame} marianna staroselsky Notre Dame in the dark: A bright film plays at the altar. Piety, and children who believe In God and adults who teach Them God application. Tourists ring through pews Like smelly rats with cameras Sniffing the Virgin Marys Brushing their paws Over the dame’s immaculate Dark body. One stained glass window is lit And the sky is factory blue and geometric Above Parisian baby Jesus, And the wise men who grope Through his palace. |