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“I am building my boat, and will sail in 90 days.”

Jesus’s diary, age eight

 

Vengeance in mine, sayeth the Lord.

But you   Jesus   take it on yourself—

vengeance for Maria’s death

vengeance for the lost tools

vengeance for your good name

vengeance for your cat   Tunes—

for Charlie Brown   the Abyssynian

left behind when your parents moved.

For your disappeared Tarzan books

for your grandfather’s golf clubs

left rusting in the carport

for the horses you dreamed but never rode…

For the loss of innocence in that detention center

for the loss of sanity with that first hit of speed

the dopamine flooding your brain like wild fire…

Vengeance is mine   sayeth Jesus.

And will the still lake of peace

ever fill your mind again   my son?

 

Unknown to you   you have such

a grandeur about you   Antonio

Banderas as Zorro   standing there

toothless & raging   in your old

kerchief   ragged jeans & tee shirt

yes   you are due   for a miracle.

And you don’t even know   or want it.

 

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