"The Fraud's Litany."
"The art of sacrifice.
The minor bloodletting you propose so the crops will grow.
The art of inventing a bandage for the wound you've
yet to inflict.
The art of the deep voice.
The art of rhythm.
The art of making zero resonate like the sun
in a room full of desire.
The art of wooing plain women.
The art of refusal and the dividends of refusal.
The art of the panther heart hidden in the purr.
The art of taking Christ off the cross and bottling his blood.
The art of knowing into which orifice to put your tongue.
The art of modesty when the sun comes up,
when the crops come up.
The art of prayer before closed knees.
The art of laying down your life and surviving to do it again."