POETRY / Larry Piltz : The Messiah is always coming

Cartoon: Jesus-ufo-nesara / mattstone.blogs.com.

The Messiah is always coming
with a wink and a constant drumming
with a fife and annoying humming
to a world that believes He'll be slumming
yes the Messiah is always coming

The Messiah is always arriving
with His seatbelt fastened and driving
to root out the dull and conniving
and to chasten the kooks and the thriving
thank God the Messiah's surviving

The Messiah is stoically faithful
and should be eternally grateful
that His world has been ever so hateful
His believers so doggedly fateful
in keeping His vengeful plate full

The Messiah is always just waiting
for a time that's a little less grating
and a world less obsessed with its mating
otherwise there'll be no hesitating
when His robes get their armor plating

The Messiah is always coming
with a wrench to look at the plumbing
to a world that is down with its dumbing
and whose rationalizations are numbing
which is why He must always be coming

The Messiah is coming to face us
and is thinking He might have to mace us
while He sorts out the Wiccans and racists
on a first come first serve basis
as He retrofits our oasis
good thing our Messiah's in stasis

The Messiah is always coming
to a world that believes He'll be slumming


Larry Piltz / The Rag Blog
Indian Cove / Austin, Texas
11/15/08

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