By Richard Mather
It was only when Snake
Emerged from a black hole
Between Mecca & Medina
That God saw the problem.
Speaking from the side of his mouth
Snake let loose Sin & Death
& oppressed God with
Rockets & resolutions.
Cruel words were uttered
Against God & his Elect
And the angels were enthralled
By the grinning grimace of Snake
As he handed out sweets
To the devils.
God came down
From Mount Zion
To seek out his people.
But his people
had been blown to bits
By a bus bomb.
And so God tore his cloak
& made for himself a garment of lamentations.
Almost sated, Sin & Death
Sought out God
Who was reading Torah and weeping
(whose tears settled like dew on his tallith).
And they scoffed & gobbled God
Before devouring the sun and moon
And finally each other.
And the universe was waste & formless
And void of every living thing,
Except of course for Snake
& you and me, obviously.
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