At The Church Of Nativity Poem by RIC BASTASA

it is only upon the order
of the old religious head
that the door shall be opened

so we waited patiently for hours

there is going to be a procession
to be done by the greek orthodox church

we waited for long until the old religious
man shouted at the photographer
as it is prohibited to make shots in this
holy place

the alien photographer cannot be outdone
he shouted too until the church got to noisy

until i doubted the solemnity of this
nativity.

until i got to question what is real from
hypocrisy....