[Alessio Boni]

Hi Matt,

This is a very gritty poem. It has the tone of De Sade whenever he described a clergy member in any of his stories, and seeing that the theme relates to the Holocaust, it is really a brutal poem.

I'd like to echo Joe's comment, and say that it is really a prime poem in which self - loathing, and more than anything else, self - deception is highly apparent, and an example of the latter was the case for many heretics, such as the 'Valdesiani' in the 1600's in Piedmont who had come to loathe themselves after countless persecutions, and subsequently, inquisitory propaganda of what their sect represented; witches, sorcerers, and esoteric degenerates etc. Your poem reminded me of such a dynamic.

Although for the sake of the jews, fortunately, the large majority didn't believe in such propaganda, being subjected to infinitely worse punishments in mass compared to the formerly mentioned religious group..

Just a thought I wanted to share.

I like it!