BUSY BLACK JESUS

by Joanna Gilman Hyde

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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