THE DEATH OF THE EMPORER: jesus speaks 2

every molecule of this planet
belongs to humanity living and unborn

not a visiting godling
a homeless wanderer of time and space
the night janitor brought in
to clean up your mess

I am too prone toward
running off to the next battle
for a position in government
or the armed forces
too sick of the lies of spies to live untrue
too wary or religions to allow any one to snare me
too beloved of them
not to seek their lessons

biblical jesus never had a church
his followers were poor students
without the eye of lot's wife
or the shackles of a rich man's gold
2007 years ago
I was the lamb
Socrates was the lamb
MLK was the lamb
JFK the lamb
Nietsche the lamb
jews/muslims/blacks/YOU -- THE LAMB

nOW in this storied time
of the spirit who walks among the living
we will shed our mocked and stained
black fleece
and run as one pack
toward our oppressors