Tonight's Poet Corner: An Updated Forgiveness
An Updated Forgiveness by Belinda Roddie I came out to God on Monday after you kissed me hard on Sunday, gripping my thighs as we pressed ourselves against the wall of the cramped and brooding confessional. In that stall, you wore away my chastity, your mouth hot and firm against my teeth, chafing the skin beneath my shirt as the organist practiced an original hymn in the corner where the pews formed a perfect U. Your nails had just been done, and they left red welts on my neck and chest. You danced for me in a secluded space, curling your beautiful, serpentine body around my waist. You were the perfect temptress: Satan would be envious of your technique. And yet, there I was, enjoying every minute of your curves, of your sighing words, of your lips and nose and breasts, all warm in the cold of Lazarus's tomb. Revived, I knelt in the church the next day, hoping that the tattoos you left would fade away before my mom noticed and my dad made a stink at t