Quasimodo was in the stocks
and Esmeralda felt pity for him
and gave him water.
They release him
and he tries to get back to the church.
He has to run the gauntlet of the crowd
who spit on him
beat him as he passes
curse him,
bloody him.
He gets the church door
staggering
as rocks pummel him from behind
and slams the doors
and with his back to the door
raises his hand to cover his mouth
and murmurs'
'She gave me water! '
Makes me laugh and cry at the same time.
He has discovered love.
She has offered pity.
Lonnie Hicks
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/makes-you-laugh-and-cry-at-the-same-time-2/
