God

by Mark Kodama 

spring water 

When I died, I thought I should be

Prepared for any thing.

I thought it might not be the end

But possibly a new beginning.

But it could possibly

Just be darkness.

And we hear so much

About  a bright light.

So I figured I better

Get ready for anything.

So I figured

God could be man

Or woman

Or perhaps something

Else.

But I never thought

God could be a monkey.

It all makes sense now,

Since God is such

an ancient deity.

So there I was in heaven,

Prepared to argue

Why St. Peter should

Let me through

The pearly gates.

I stood at a wood table,

Looking up at the bench

And the three empty

Great thrones.

And then clerk of heaven

Called my case.

Jesus sat in the chair

To the right hand of God.

And of course,

To the left was an empty chair.

But what was most astonishing

Of all, God was a monkey.

I must of looked astonished

Because God looked

At Jesus and then the both

Looked knowingly

At one another

And then laughed.

Although I could not see him,

The Holy Ghost in the empty

Chair laughed too.

 So God put on his glasses,

And peered at the dossier

In front of him.

After reviewing the file

He looked up at me,

Obviously concerned

And then asked:

“Mr. Kodama,

Have you lived

A good life?”