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The Napkin


God took a vacation

when time had run out

Rethinking his opus

replanning devout

 

His Angels in limbo

the devil on leave

Heaven a sublet

sin now reprieved 

 

Faith worn and tattered

the bible debunked

Crusades a bad memory

the Grail marked as junk

 

He orders a cocktail

the waitress comes back

A napkin — her number

salvation highjacked

 

(The New Room: December, 2023) 

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