one of those things

jesus walked through the front door of a church and stumbled

the congregants arose and shooed him out the door

he sat at the entry pounding on the iron doors

hoping someone might come with a glass of water

he tried speaking but abuse was poured into his ears

wanting to say i'm more than you imagine

but who'd listen once the cops were called

their sirens wailing as the minister raised the Cup

they dragged him down the steps as a loiterer

shoving him into the wagon, beating his head

while all in the church proceeded peacefully noble

the believers happy their worship was clean

*Life accepts you; life loves you as a separate part of itself; life wants to reunite you with itself, even when it seems to destroy you.
-Paul Tillich