Kiss me 2.1
Another already ignites at the thought of standing at his side, before them all.
I raise my eyes to the sky. The stars are so sharp, so pure, they seem washed of all shadow.
I whisper, my throat tight:
— Lord, let me not tremble too much. Let my hands be strong when I take his.
And in this silence of stars, I think I hear, somewhere, an invisible breath that answers me.
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GABRIEL
The eve, I stay a long time in the empty church.
I walk slowly between the pews, like a pilgrim in his own sanctuary. I touch the stones, I run my hand over the altar, I caress the worn wood of the lectern. Every object, every corner becomes a witness.