Christian prayer on a sea of shit in a Hindu world. Mary and Kali two faces of the divine virginal and wild.

I watched the outline of her body. through the veiled curtain. I sat and watched in silence as she faced the other way.

The curve of her hips and arse so perfect in in the Indian light you would have thought Botteccilli himself had painted her.

So beautiful are you Goddess, even god might be tempted

Tonight we pray in the big white church and I shall watch you in secret my beautiful desire.

( about a time I spent in a Christian pilgrim town called Velankanni . It is situated on the Bay of Bengal about two hours from Chennai. It is known as the Lourdes of the East)