god #23
god swallowed a star
and juggled twelve shimmering moons
perfect angels painted the pink sky and winged messengers breathed blue into the oceans
i am a stone
yet unturned
god #41
the pink sky betrays the faithless and i can't convince the drunkard that catharsis and cigarettes won't cure a black heart
but then again i didn't get it until i got it and you couldn't give it to me when i didn't want it
but i do remember that the moon was blue and when god winked i got a free ride
god #66
i took a walk today and found a tarnished penny it was tails up but i picked it up anyway because luck is what you make it
i walked a little farther and found a drunken girl tails up i picked her up too because charity frees the soul
on the way home with my penny in my pocket and my drunken girl slung over my shoulder we came upon god tails up
we kept going though because god was already dead
lost #3
i've wandered too far from where i am i put the pink sky in my pocket before i left because god is elusive
and now when i need it most my pockets and my soul are both empty
it seems that every time i turn around another piece is missing
i never even noticed the scarecrow that stole my straw heart
© 2001 Mark Pashia
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