cultural relevency and numeracy

cultural relevancy and numeracy

fiction
edward wpritchard


For the rest of life I wouldn't walk up that gravel road
the gravel that the heavy cart
caused to crunch and groan
as  two drunk Roman soldiers
for punishment for sleeping and drinking on duty at Arimathea's tomb
pushed and hauled the heavy cart and wooden contents
up and down the road out of hilly Golgotha
until exhausted with dragging their burden
the guards upset the cart
and the content of the cross burst asunder into wooden pieces
the area peasants
ran out and snatched up the wood for their fireplaces
the smoke from their chimney's
awakened give or take, 12 billion Christians going forward
the new Christians give or take devout
some of whom
accepting on faith
that crosses last victim
resides somewhere above the atmosphere
and someday is coming back
after finding the way across a billion billion galaxies