One Last Guest

(7/16/21, 7/25/21)

I saw God today
Between the dusty ink stains
Of leather bound propaganda
The door was left open
I let myself in
The Lord laid silently
Limp, lethargic, static
It was his dying wish that I come visit
He told me Satan left before me
Death was up next
They bargained enough time
For him to see one last guest

I held my old friend’s hand
His life slowly faded
We talked about his daughter
Yellow dogs, plagues of frogs
Whores and hellfire
Psilocybin, serotonin
His regrets, my fears
And poets who meander in abstraction
We spoke for what felt like eternity
But I’m not sure any time passed at all
His pulse dropped to nothing
God had left his creation dark and afraid

I floated down from the heavens
The Lord above was dead
I had to spread the news
Dei Gratia, I unlocked my phone
Bluebirds fluttered by
A hashtag should suffice
Tides of distraction
Slowly crept up the hill
I built an ark out of algorithms
I sailed to every shore
Karmic retribution fueled my every move
I felt virality within my reach

Sirens lip syncing unoriginal art
While nihilists danced on God’s grave
Crowdfunded support groups
For widows of meme war casualties
A reaction to God’s death
Sponsored by a verified tyrant
My words spread far and wide
I built a throne upon my lies
I forgot every word our Lord told me
Nobody seemed to care
Maybe God never left us
Reborn in crystalline omnipotence

I saw God today
She was doing the Caramelldansen