POETRY

Heaven’s no dumping ground

May 5, 2023

St. Peter was furious.

so angry that he had​​ 

no words left to describe

the job of​​ admitting

all​​ the​​ people sent to the gates

because of the gun-loving Christian Patriots

so he stopped by the

Throne of God to vent

“I’ve had it, God,” Pete said

those people are willing to

sacrifice their own children

and send them to us way too​​ 

early. Heaven is not a dumping

ground, God!”​​ 

It was clear that St. Peter

wanted something to change. He

sighed and sat down on the arm

of the Throne before he realized

what he was doing and he jumped back.

“Don’t worry, Pete, sit down for a bit on

the Throne. You need to rest”

God sighed and​​ strode​​ 

back and forth​​ with​​ 

a tired and worn expression,

“of course you are right, Pete

and​​ what’s more is that

we have been spammed

with calls on the prayer lines,

thousands​​ of robo calls.​​ 

We have had to put

a filter on since the system was

never designed for this,” God mused

sadly.​​ “You know, prayer was meant

to support action, provide​​ a conduit

between the Heavens and the Earth,

it was never meant

to be a token; a relief​​ valve​​ even an

excuse but here we are.​​ I have to tell

you,​​ Pete, that God is mighty lonely​​ 

and sad​​ right now.”

“I know, “ said Pete, “we all are.”

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