last sunday at church
reverend mike was taken
off by the cops
couple demons in blue
put silver halos
on the reverend’s wrists
and the reverend called out,
"let me tell you something
people...! when Jesus sings
even the devil dances...
not out of mockery,
but out of envy and admiration
of pure and unadulterated
beauty!"
I tell you them pews was silent,
faces gasped
as they marched the reverend
to the squad car
I tell you that church
floor echoed their steps
like it was made
of petrified bibles
then we prayed
to that big,
lonely cross
and one day
reverend mike came back
and gave the best sermon
about how gypsies, whores and car
thieves
steal away at the hidden parts of
our hearts
and even in the walls there lurks
that chuckling devil clown
finally the gossip
’bout the reverend ceased
and a sweet sympathy
slipped into the voice
of our hymns and our prayers
least till the reverend
was hauled off
again
