if we were created

if we were created in god’s image
then when god was a child,
he smushed fire ants with his fingertips
and avoided tough questions.
there are ways around being the go-to person, everybody,
even for ourselves.
even when the answer is clear
like the holy water gentiles would drink
before they realized forgiveness
is the release of all hope for a better past.

forgiveness,
forgiveness
is for anybody
who needs a safe passage through my mind.

if i really was created in god’s image,
well then when god was a boy
he wanted to grow up to be a man,
a good man
and when god was a man,
a good man,
he started telling the truth in order to get honest responses.

-buddy wakefield