Sitting with Jesus

Sitting with Jesus

By Erin L George

 

I found Jesus at Cumberland’s

sipping a green slushy.

I looked around. I looked away,

hoping he hadn’t seen me.

 

I hid the beer behind my back

and put the Trojan’s on the rack.

 

“Hey, you over there, come and sit.”

I looked around. I looked behind

just to be sure

I had my mind.

 

I wondered how to say no,

praying he’d just let me go.

 

He waved me on, smiling hard.

I sat with him on a corner stoop,

eyes fixed on cement

while he gulped down his loot.

 

Oblivious to other men,

he asked me how the hell I’d been.

 

I fumbled for my words just then:

“I’ve been around, passing time.”

“…Just last week

gave to the March of Dimes.”

 

“I’ve helped a child,”

“I’ve been much less wild.”

 

His lips lifted a quirky smirk,

his hand upon my knee:

“I didn’t ask you what you’ve done,

I asked you how you be.”

 

He sucked that green apple dry

while I told myself not to lie.

 

I looked at him, still jabbering

and asked him what he meant.

He smiled and reminded me

“It’s May, it isn’t Lent.”

 

I found Jesus at the corner store

and we shot the s**t:

“What was it like to die for us?”

“Did you ever sin?”

 

“It wasn’t so bad.” and “Don’t be sad”

“I’ve got lots of friends.”

 

So when I die, I’ll be sure to bring

a green apple slushy,

or maybe three,

two for Jesus, one for me.

 

Reviews

[Victoria Kay]

Loved it.

[Bubo]

It packs a punch. Made me smile, flowed beautifully and it was such a clear picture in my mind that Jesus was after all just a man.........great read, loved it!

His lips lifted a quirky smirk,

his hand upon my knee:

“I didn’t ask you what you’ve done,

I asked you how you be.”



He sucked that green apple dry

while I told myself not to lie.

[Sarah>_>]

This is great xD!
Awesome, 100/100

[Dane Osborne]

I always prayed using profanity and God always answers back in jive talk. Did you ever meet anybody else who has that experience? LOL

Excellent work:)