St. Peter's In the Loop

St. Peter’s in the Loop Chicago Two minutes more, Father Cal, and you will hear another of my strange confessions. Right now, I’m outside watching the rain run on my glasses in rills. Once again I’ll confess the usual stuff with a few variations, none essential, all accidental, the same plot, the same ploys, the same frenetic tale I have always to tell. Next week, though, it will be different. Next week, I’ll say, “Father Cal, it is I. You know the rest.” Next week, I won’t make a long list in the grill across from St. Peter’s. I’ll swig on a milkshake instead. Father Cal, you and I will both profit. Donal Mahoney Author's Note: When I do not hold the copyright to a poem, I have to publish the credit line whenever the poem appears elsewhere. “St. Peter’s in the Loop” U.S. Catholic Magazine 205 W. Monroe St. Chicago, IL 60606 February 2009 Vol. 74, No. 2., p. 51