by Bill Yarrow
She shouldn't have trusted her townhome
to the apple-shaped developer because now look: 
she's got ants with white wings in her cabinets. 
“Oh, my God!” she shrieks from her apron.
You need a  hug, he tells her and opens
his arms. She declines the embrace.
“You're not Jesus, you know, no matter
how much you think you want to be.”

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This poem appeared in PoetsArtists, collaboration issue. 
Thanks, Didi Menendez. 
Thanks, Timothy Smith for original accompanying art. 
This poem appears in Blasphemer (Lit Fest Press 2015).

Gave me a much-needed laugh.*
Me, too. *
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Caveat emptor, baby,
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Thanks, Amanda, Matthew, Chris, Gary, and Gary!
Nice, zinging bit of poetic art.Loads of fun, Bill. Thanks.
Funny. Ant angels. *
Hard to be a saint...*
Thanks, Darryl, John, and Rene!
Just right~!
*, Bill. More of your fine writing.
Thanks, Meg and David!