Hunchback

One from the archive from 25th April 2005. As it is the Paris Olympics, I thought I'd take inspiration from Victor Hugo's great novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Shown in the photo is Lon Chaney from the silent version as the hunchback,

Hunchback

Broken, twisted form in pain

Every effort for him a strain

Bent with a crippling illness

Such is not a sight to impress

People turn, avert their gaze

But he keeps faith, does amaze

As he eats the broken bread

This is my body, here is said

Broken for you, and for many

Our eyes are open, and we see

Our Lord in our midst now here

As we too come, and draw near

Where are you Lord? Here today

A broken brother kneels to pray.