Sunday Morning Series- 7: Sunday Morning Trifurcation
by Gary Hardaway
Omniscient God, fuck off.
Go light the corners of another's
dark imagination. Leave me to my small
despair and petty hatreds; my envy
of the rich and smart, the rich and beautiful,
the talented, the powerful, the charismatic,
the even-tempered, the happy, the good.
All-seeing and forgiving Jesus, bite me.
Go diddle in the sand
to save some other sinner
a death of stones. I never begged
your bloody intercession, your diplomacy
with chilly Father and his kick-ass Holy Ghost.
I am not Lazarus; leave me dead
should you sashay past my corpse;
read the big black DNR.
And Ghost (a ruthless Ariel), kiss
my ass, you witless sycophant,
and fess up, Spook—was Mother Mary
any good in bed? Or did the Big Dick do
his own little nasty that time?
Well, of course! Gasp! Indeed! *
Fav for the best ever use of "fuck off".
Thank you, Mathew. An Happy Festivus to you.
Thank you, Carol. Best use- I like that very much.
Favorite lines:
"Leave me to my small
despair and petty hatreds; my envy
of the rich and smart, the rich and beautiful,
the talented, the powerful, the charismatic,
the even-tempered, the happy, the good."
Thank you, Sam.
My favorite lines are the same as Sam's. Well done anger sans despair.*
Thank you, John.
A third vote for those lines, yes! Delicious pettiness.
Thank you, Jane.
"Omniscient God, fuck off." life's too short for marginal un-ambiguity. Cheers.
A stellar "fuck you."
Fave*
Thank you, W.R.S.
Thank you, Gloria.
Finally, got to this. Fuck off, indeed.*
Thanks, Gary. I appreciate your encouragement.