To the Lord God, the Good Savior, the Giver of Life

by Caleb Jones

 
Psalm 1
God is listening to us.
A blessing of such sweet myrrh.
I want forgiveness, I must.
Why would I leave his shelter?
 

Response:
 Like sand in my bed sheets,
 the question makes me itch.
 I am the one who speaks.
 I choose the gods I wish.

Psalm 2
I sing hymns and rhymes for God.
For you appreciate art.
I give you thanks and applaud.
your ever-gracious pure heart.
 

Response:
 Never mind dead children
 or frozen street beggars.
 The brain-stained butcher men
 with blood-speckled fingers.

Psalm 3
From dust to dust Father said.
Light of Light shining through cracks.
Saint Michael stands on the head
of Satan. Devil door mat.
 

Response:
 The boys in the island
 know what God’s hands smell like.
 Beelzebub came and
 put the smell on a pike.

Psalm 4
Dear God
 

Response:
 Dear God



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