by Steven Kent

“Pope Francis’s last sacrifice in a lifetime of sacrifice: Granting an audience to JD Vance”
—The Guardian

Suppose you’re Pope:
You wear the hat,
A man of hope
And love, all that.

You reach death’s door:
Your final glance
Reveals a boor,
One JD Vance,

A man with whom
You’ve no accord—
Beyond the tomb
You’d ask, “Why, Lord?”