Life’s just like a night in a cheap hotel
Said Santa Teresa de Ávila
In between bouts of ecstasy. Her well-
Connected parts were collected after
Her death and exhumation, such as her
Arm and even her heart; both still preserved
In precious reliquaries. Spanish flair
For religion and art were both well-served
With these exhibits, and they also proved
Their morbid nature. Martyrs drawn by El
Greco or Ribera; death and torture
Velasquez’s ordinary poor folk have moved
The ages, as have his royals who fell
Into harsh decline with all España
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