“A Huguenot” Millals’ A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew’s Day
Warm and bright,
But all we seek and find no comfort from the light
Tied together, here, under God’s supervision
He seeks to burn for his religion
Can he not see all my effort
To dissuade him from this “noble” endeavor
But he and his faction
Cease to lose the name of action
Are we so different, him and I
That one of us, but not me, needs to die
In his comforting arms I stand
Yet he stops me from protecting him with this white band
The harder I tie the softer he smiles
The harder I cry all the while
He holds me close and tugs at the knot
And I know we have run out of the time alloted
He promises this will not be the end
But I cannot help my mounting dread
Toriance Fontenot is an undergraduate History Major with minors in English and Political Science at Louisiana Christian University. She found great interest in creative writing, and hopes to continue to expand her interests and create new works. Her poem, “A Huguenot” Millals’ A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew’s Day”, helped to spark this interest, and combined her love for art, literature, and history.