The Material Girl and Jesus Christ

I.The Madonna's glow is from her new I-phone.

II. Steve Jobs smiles at his work below.
He is absolved of sin, like he was destined
to be. His clothes were freshly laundered for his funeral.
He hasn't bathed for weeks.
Just like the homeless man down the street.

III. Hark, the herald!
Ringtones sing!
Glory to the newborn King!

IV. Thou shalt not steal, but be stolen from.
What is stolen, however, is totally your
choice.

V. Frankincense, gold, and myrrh down the line,
The precious King accepts with grace.
He holds them close, as his body and blood and bones.
These three kings are his first disciples, of millions to come,
Thousands of years in the future.

VI. The world is far more interconnected than we know.
This world has years of networking in its files,
Keys to all encryption codes.
Nothing is safe.
Prepare for persecution.

VII. The Newest Edition of the Seven Sins: Poverty, Frugality, Skepticism.
Ignorance it its subtlest form.
Hatred of change,
Wavering ethics, and most of all,
Oily fingers.

VIII. You brought
The Wrath of God home.
You bred the horses and fed them the Apple®s of the apocalypse.
Now the servers will overload!

IX. "Almost done," a Roman says tenderly,
Nailing a hand to a cross.
A hand that healed,
Loved,
Raised the dead.
What would his palms read now?

Author's Note

It's a little different than my normal work, so tell me everything you think!

Reviews

[Country Girl46]

Nice write! Good luck in the contest

[Emily]

Thank you, Country Girl!

[Calliope]

These are all so cleverly done! I really love how each one's a surprise of its own, but how they're all interconnected. I'm not religious myself, but wow. Amazing. (I'd have to say IV, VI, and IX are my favorites..)

[Emily]

Thank you so much! :)

[Ana D S M]

Emily this was fantastic, your structure is flawless.
Very good.

[Emily]

Thank you so much! I put a lot of effort into it.

[Ana D S M]

Great job. :)
You're welcome!