Only We Will Be Saved

This is how the Holy Spirit annoints—
it chooses only a single group,
sometimes a single nation or a single race,
like a fine mist that pours down only here
and never, ever pours down there.

Only men are crowned—
they must be educated, must be minted,
spotless, eloquent,
—but above all, their bellies must be large.
("This is my beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased.")

And when the tongues
like fire begin to blaze, bow your head,
kiss the muzzles of their guns,
spread yourself open—and feel the heat
of the slow, deliberate entry
of this good news.