The eyes of Jesus grow large when bombs shatter the earth
and the mouth of Jesus floods with dirt,
butter and salt
in the slums and in the camps
because Jesus lives in the wounded,
Jesus inhabits the humbled
and exalts them
and the ears of Jesus amplify
their moans,
he understands every language
because all people deserve
understanding—those
who have done something and those
who have done nothing
because the heart of Jesus redeems
and the hands of Jesus shoo away filth
and the knees of Jesus ache from
lifting those he exalts
and the elbows of Jesus ache
from loading oxcarts and
limos with the exalted
and soon to be exalted
because Jesus believes
whomever wants to be first
must be the slave of all,
so in everything you do,
do as you want others
to do to you
because that sums up Jesus,
his last wish and testimony
as well as the last wish of all
the prophets before and after
except the false ones.
