Radically Happy

I leave two elders / 
At each city / 
For forty days / 
To negotiate a peace treaty // They all fail!

Instead of a conquering king / 
A small lamb / 
Jumps down from the throne / 
As it lands / 
In the center of the city…

I turn to my elders / Who had waged war on other cities / And killed me / Before surrendering // Wondering / What in God’s name / Would I do with them?

The lords of the city / 
Are terrified / 
When they realize / 
Their greatest weapon / 
— Death — / 
Is useless against us…

As our enemies / Liberate our spirits / From our earthly identity / The people of the city… // See.

The lords of this city / 
Sit on judgement / 
On me and the other high priests / 
In the place of slaughter…

Dressed in my high-priestly robes / 
At first / 
Everyone thinks / 
I am a celebrity…

But if I / 
Had no place in the city / 
Am I not / 
Even more insignificant / 
Outside of it?

The significant others / 
Who determine how I see myself / 
By how they see me…

When I see him / 
I immediately become defensive / 
And start arguing with him / 
About why I deserve to enter…

I cannot sit still / Or stay in one place // THEY may find me…

No / 
I hate Jesus / 
For stopping me / 
From stopping her…

I watch in horror / 
As Cinderella eats / 
The poisoned Apple / 
Of the knowledge of good and evil…