are recalling his Protestant reforms
at his old home in Wittenberg. He’s on
the potty. I’m outside the door. “You formed
your doctrine of faith as sole salvation
for Christians while sitting there?” I query.
“I suffered from constipation,” he states,
his voice a bit shaky, sounding weary
through thick wood. “The BBC’s accurate
in quoting me. I was ‘in cloaca’
when inspired.” “The Roman Church challenged you
to deny your writings. You objected…”
“…at the Diet of Worms,” he follows through.
I confide, “Then you wrote—scholars confirm—
On the Jews and Their Lies.” I hear him squirm.
Roger Armbrust
July 1, 2007
