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The Revelations of
Christ According to Sancho Panza
The First Revelation
On the day and
time of the passing of man,
Mice will trim
their beards,
Lace cravats
around their necks,
Tuck plump roses
behind their ears,
Before setting
out in droves for the square –
Where they’ll
barter for lobes,
Fingernails, and
brows,
Which they’ll
frame,
Hang on their
walls, and call art.
On the day and
time of the passing of man.
The Second Revelation
On the day and
time of the passing of man
Pots and kettles
shall reconcile.
Each will
welcome the other’s black,
And visit the
other’s house.
From the same
gourd
They’ll drink
wine.
From the same
bowl
They’ll eat
yams,
Feeding each
other gently
In soft stewed
mounds.
On the day and
time
Of the passing
of man.
The Third Revelation
On the day and
time of the passing of man,
Hibiscuses will
harden at the sight of onions.
And each onion,
On seeing a
hibiscus
Will emerald, blush,
Giggle as one in
love,
Then blue and soften
In the manner of
forks.
O! What
thrilling tales of love shall rhyme
On the day and
time of the passing of man.
The Fourth Revelation
On the day and
time of the passing of man,
Sighs will oil their breasts,
Kick off their
sandals,
Shimmy-lose
their skirts,
Then lick the
winds’ eyelids,
Till the winds
only blow west.
Later,
They’ll sit as
sisters,
And giggle of
widths,
Girths,
And pleasures of
the night.
On the day and
time of the passing of man.
The Fifth Revelation
On the day and
time of the passing of man,
Donkeys shall
bray their last.
Some, to their
children,
Will whisper “finally.”
Others, to their
friends,
Will shout “at
last.”
And in the moon’s
first hour,
Some, on their
hinds,
Will step into
their yards,
Stretch out
their backs,
Then hee for the hell of it,
And haw because they can,
On the day and
time of the passing of man.
