“There are knives that glitter like altars In a dark church Where they bring the cripple and the imbecile To be healed. There's a woden block where bones are broken, Scraped clean--a river dried to its bed” ChurchDarkBrokenBedRiversCleanKillingBonesBlockKnivesAltarsHealedGlitterCripplesImbeciles Author:Charles Simic
“If I believe in anything, it is in the dark night of the soul. Awe is my religion, and mystery is its church.” IfsBelieveSoulNightI BelieveChurchDarkMysteryI Believe InAweDark NightDark Night Of The Soul Book:Orphan Factory: Essays and Memoirs Source: Orphan Factory: Essays and Memoirs