My Black Jesus

 

you remind me of my past

of my future

 

those hands

that small laugh

names and streets

impossibilities

 

a picture is worth a thousand words

 

those hands

i want to reach into the photo

and hold them

put my fingers between yours

kiss your knuckles

suck your thumb

 

i want to love you

 

but i don’t know what to believe in

myths and religions

betrayals and forgiveness

East coast, West coast

Midwestern purgatory

 

i’m just trying to find my sun

 

deaths and resurrections

dreams and premonitions

a pinky swear of 10 years gone by

two sides of the globe

one side of a coin

 

to Egypt we went

 

pyramids and pharaohs

Cleopatra and cats

#2 pencils

bananas and hats

 

you remind me of how i want nothing

and everything

 

 

just something to believe in

Reviews

[Haden]

enthralling write.

"kiss your knuckles
suck your thumb

i want to love you"

this is so passionate and thoughtful. it's so reminiscent of the blind love of a child ... all of a sudden questioning a parent. sweetly, somberly. nothing cruel, just inquisitive. great write!