A BURNING FISH

   

i was sitting on holy mountain
tending my holy sheep
when down from the skies swam a burning fish
and asked me if i was asleep

i shook my head quite loosely
like a bag of walnut shells
he kissed me quick and singed my lips
i hollered like a bell

i hollered till they heard me
as in heaven as in hell
he bade me calm, procured a balm
and wished me very well

i took one look on the raging seas
i assessed the ocean wide
i whispered a wish to the flaming fish
to turn all brine to wine!

some days, i guess, i’m a little like moses. i’m a little like a holy visionary. that’s just something you might not know about me, that’s all.



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