I Saw Jesus

I saw Jesus in a bagel.

So...there's your proof;

he does cheap parlor tricks when he’s bored.

I saw Jesus at the lunch counter

making tomato soup from a ketchup packet.

He said, "times are tough all over."

I saw Jesus at my friends house.

He sleeps on a lot of people's couches

and you have to tell him to keep moving

or only he knows how long he'll be there.

I saw Jesus at the park.

He does a lot of thinking.

I saw Jesus at the bus stop.

He told me...

"This 'wander the earth' business 

does not pay well."

I saw Jesus walking his dog.

They were smiling and giggling at each other
over some private joke.

I saw Jesus on The Internet.

I couldn't make sense of his blog.

I saw Jesus with a worried look on his face.

I think he is having second thoughts 

about this whole thing.

I saw Jesus in the garden.

No miracles, just weeding.

(I couldn't bring myself to ask him about

the purpose of gophers).

I saw Jesus down by the ocean.

He was creating wild realities

and the waves were yelling at him to knock it off.

I saw Jesus at the blues bar.

He was not impressed and neither was I.

I saw Jesus at Guitar Center

smiling at the young kids playing 'Stairway to Heaven' 

(isn't that sweet?).

Last time I saw Jesus

he said to tell you 

"thanks for everything".

Ken Owen   Van Niddy Press   May 2013