Communion
Leanne Hoppe



Andy said
guess what
he didn’t
wait for me
to guess
he said
I drank Jesus’
blood today
in church
I looked
at Mom
she nodded
Andy said
I ate
Jesus’ body
too How
I said
I looked
at him
standing
on the green
carpet stairs
of the church
at the end
of our street
Andy didn’t
save any
for me

About the author:
Leanne Hoppe, a 2013-2014 candidate in poetry at Boston University, works as a translator and editor.