The Pause
by Christopher Honey
When Father Nick lifts high the bread and brings it
Above his head, he pauses; bells no longer
Ring and the recitation’s done. He looks
At it expectantly, as if to see
The Christ entering this host. I see him caught
In the interstices of tick and tock,
Of sacrament and not.
Christopher Honey's work has appeared in numerous publications including U.S. Catholic, America, Poetry South, and The Rumpus. He earned his MFA from the University of Saint Thomas, Houston, and lives and works in Washington D.C. with his wife and daughter.
