Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

BLACK JESUS

The Hawk West Desk Window 11:00pm

In The Beginning

when there was No Beginning

She wore The Disguise of White

with Little Red Sneakers

& A Red Bow in Her Hair

to lay out well-founded plans

for The Elliptical Spiral

to be seen from above

It was Black Jesus

who painted & stained

His way into Her Very Heart

& dressed Her in Black

with a see-through skirt

& Sash of Satin Red

in The End

when there was NO End

SUPER PERSONA

The Tomato-coloured Couch 5:30pm

Black Jesus is My Super Persona

He can be Me anywhere

any time

He guards Me & speaks out

socially

He wears black

& silver

& sees in The Night

He’s linked with The 2nd Coming

flip side

dark vs light

19 years ago I was The 2nd Coming of Christ

Today I Am Super Black Jesus

filling in

BUSY BLACK JESUS

The Hawk Kitchen 2:52pm

Black Jesus was busy today

in Her Black Jesus Kitchen

She cooked peppers that were going bad

–for spaghetti sauce–

macaroni for Eliza & Tyler

when They get back from Their first night

on The Island

Shepherd’s Pie with corned beef

from The Hawk Basement

She listened to Her Black Jesus Radio

& drank Her Black Jesus Tea

–She was busy all right–

She even did two loads of laundry

 still hanging

on Her Black Jesus

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