Jesus hocked a cross on 72^nd Street

and he didn’t get much, enough

for lunch, maybe, off the SuperValue

at the Golden Arches—

the modern golden calf

that would have Moses churning in his grave

while the calf churns in our stomachs

Jesus had to admit, it was tasty,

worth the loss of the cross to have

this lump in his belly,

watery cola jumping through his veins,

the new communion served with a straw

may 2005

s.spachman