Incense br & music br br candle light br & stained glass br br these br my religion br br the church br of the senses br br my only existence br br lost br in the sweet jangle br br of the swinging brazier br br prayer br forming in the air br br real & tangible br as a ghost br br coiling & br uncoiling br br like a snake br made of smoke br br wrapping itself br around the choir's br br sweet voices br br love to see br the words br br clothed br in smelly smoke br br ascend br the perfumed air br br building a stairway br of music br br made suddenly br visible br br reaching for a Heaven br even then br br I knew br did not br br exist br br glorying only br in the make believe br br the theatre br of the self.