Laszlo at the Pieta

1.

metal, sounds muffled when struck to stone. 

see how the airborne dust of the stone 

retreats to gently cling to it.

2.

she remains calm-eyed at the mallet's head.

but the kids in the balcony are going nuts! 

flattened popcorn boxes cross the screen’s projection.

 

3.

snacks in the lobby escalate in price.

the wrapped-colored sleeves of silver and gold

seduce for a strange sort of tithing.

4.

and so we move from the passion of the chisel

to the passion of the mallet

to the passion for sugar.

date of the atrocity: 5/21/72