Undoubtedly there are always people
who see Jesus' face
in the mashed potatoes
but soon Pope Francis
will be seen in Turkey
where he has been invited
by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Bartholomew I
to celebrate the feast of St. Andrew.
While there
the Pope will be tackling
(with his bare hands
and in full holy battle regalia)
the issue
of strained Christian-Muslim relations
as the 99 percent Islamic country
awaits an acknowledgement
of their persecution
along with Iraqi and Syrian Christians
who have fled ISIS
in their home countries
and are living as refugees.
As if dialogue
could do anything
that a well-placed drone couldn't
he commented
on his perseverance.
“I never count anything
as lost. Never.
Never close the door."
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
