i saw the blond boy
in the skirt by the old city hall
laughing with his boyfriend
a wild ball of rage and love
alleluia, every little brown bird
flying off to find a perch
over the canal
domesticated tranquil disdain
a kiss, another kiss
the place where loneliness fades
into the cobblestones
brick by brick, faith built
amen, an edifice of hands
in hands reaching for each other
in the sun on the sidewalk