Jesus Has

Jesus Has

Jesus, star forward, Valley Vipers, 

has his monkey sat atop a purple

Bulls' rucksack chock-full

of pollen from a bogata cursed

by Jesus' heartsong. This monkey,

a real small golden howler from Pilar,

Jesus's dubbed Satan. She wears

a rhinestone collar like an S&M cowboy

afterthought with no lead attached

to confuse any following this affair

which by and large has gone

swimmingly once past the Rio Grande.

Troops in green cast their eyes 

at Jesus and wonder wonders.

Sergeant wanders up with his two

volunteers, sizes up the situation.

Jesus beats him to the punch,

"I'm Jesus and this is Satan, my

monkey, and we're here to call down

miracles on Texas. Yes, sir, we

have brought tádídíín to Edinburg."

Sergeant looks askance at this monkey

who howls like a hot mother peppa.

The three sad sacks exchange glances,

"Alrighty then! Thanks! Carry-on!"

Jesus turns north to renew the quest.

As Satan turns around to listen,

the soldiers fade into background—

"Coulda named her 'Clyde' like Clint did."

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