Let Us Gather by the River
Let us
gather by
the river.
Read scripture,
chapter &
verse,
in a
hysterical
booming voice.
Sex in
the reeds
after the
river baptism
of the
latest
saved soul,
her sheer
gown still
dripping wet,
clinging to
her breasts.
Drink wine
from the
chalice.
Cane the
children.
Then back
to your
everyday
life,
furious
with certainty.