Posted by Atticus on August 12, 2004, at 8:14:19
In reply to Re: poem ... Why I'm Goin' Straight to Hell, 1978, posted by Jai Narayan on August 11, 2004, at 21:06:26
Hi Jai,
I used to feel that same jolt of fear when the little door slid open and the priest was suddenly mere inches away, waiting for me to perform, and I was always afraid I'd screw up my lines. I always found confession the scariest part of church. Like you, I always went in with the same standardized set of sins, and they're included in this poem. I guess I went for variety, and I liked giving three. Two, I reasoned, would sound like I was either ready for beatification or holding something back. Four sins struck me as too many. Father Feenan was a softie and always let you off with a penetential slap on the wrist. Father Rice, on the other hand, would heap on the Our Fathers and Hail Marys like it was an all-you-can-pray buffet. I'm not sure what being raised Roman Catholic in an Irish household has done for my soul, but it sure is fertile ground for my writing. Ta. :) That rogue Atticus of Atlantis, whose ancestors actually did do dirty work for High King Niall's brother, Fiachra, and is proud to carry on the family tradition
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