Robert Southwell
Shakespeare’s contemporary,
saint martyr and poet –
clandestine missionary,
arrested and imprisoned,
tortured and hanged.
He gave his life
in anguish and agony
for what was his life’s
love and whole heart.
“My country, my people,
when are you going to reverse
the faults done?”
Treason was not committed by me.
I was only the priest.
Treason has been committed by those
who have abandoned sacraments.
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Copyright © Art Wielgus | Year Posted 2016
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